03174nam 2200637Ia 450 991078983910332120231216013137.01-283-04629-697866130462910-7391-6559-3(CKB)2670000000080363(EBL)675424(OCoLC)713010180(SSID)ssj0000471885(PQKBManifestationID)12157674(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000471885(PQKBWorkID)10433263(PQKB)11385284(MiAaPQ)EBC675424(Au-PeEL)EBL675424(CaPaEBR)ebr10459011(CaONFJC)MIL304629(EXLCZ)99267000000008036320101220d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOrganizational theory and transnational social movements[electronic resource] organizational life and internal dynamics of power exercise within the alternative globalization movement /Kléber GhimireLanham Lexington Booksc20111 online resource (179 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-6557-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Figures and Tables; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; PartI. GENERAL INTRODUCTION; Ch01. Organization Theory, Social Movements and Power; Part II. FOUR TRANSNATIONAL CAMPAIGNS IN FOUR NATIONAL CONTEXTS; Ch02. Transnational Campaigns and National Linkages; Ch03. International Influence and Dependence; PartIII. WORLD SOCIAL FORUM; Ch04. Basic Values and Organizational Configuration; Ch05. Organizational and Mobilization Constraints; PartIV. SYNTHESES AND CONCLUSIONS; Ch06. Mechanisms and Exercise of Power; Ch07. Conclusions; Bibliography; IndexThis book explores the internal functioning and exercise of power inside a widely acclaimed transnational social organization: the alternative globalization movement. Drawing on new empirical data and perspectives from the Organizational Theory (OT), it highlights the movements' many unique features that are yet to be fully grasped within theoretical debates: ideological flexibility, emphasis on networking, informal structure and refusal to accept order from political parties. The book asserts that organizational power is a real issue not only within economic enterprises or formal political anAnti-globalization movementGlobalizationSocial aspectsOrganizationOrganizational behaviorSocial movementsAnti-globalization movement.GlobalizationSocial aspects.Organization.Organizational behavior.Social movements.303.48/4Ghimire K. B(Kléber Bertrand)1576008MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789839103321Organizational theory and transnational social movements3853461UNINA