03167nam 2200649Ia 450 991081816430332120200520144314.01-283-04629-697866130462910-7391-6559-3(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 organizational life and internal dynamics of power exercise within the alternative globalization movement /Kleber Ghimire1st ed.Lanham 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(Kleber Bertrand)1622356MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818164303321Organizational theory and transnational social movements3956179UNINA