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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786997603321

Titolo

Organisational anthropology [[electronic resource] ] : doing ethnography in and among complex organisations / / edited by Christina Garsten and Anette Nyqvist

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Pluto Press, 2013

ISBN

1-84964-916-2

1-84964-866-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Collana

Anthropology, culture and society

Altri autori (Persone)

GarstenChristina

NyqvistAnette

Disciplina

302.35

Soggetti

Corporate culture

Business anthropology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. Corporate corridors -- section 2. Policy arenas -- section 3. Working the network -- section 4. Opaque worlds.

Sommario/riassunto

"This is a pioneering study of how to undertake ethnographic fieldwork in diffferent types of complex organisations. The book focuses on the process of initiating contact, establishing rapport and gaining the trust of the organisation's members. The contributors examine the particular challenges posed by fieldwork in organisational environments"--Back cover.