The sociology of objects [[electronic resource] ] : rediscovering the importance of objects in organizational life / / guest editors, Alexis Downs and Rouven Hagemeijer

• Pubblicazione: [Bradford, England], : Emerald Group Pub., 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (84 p.)
• Disciplina: 302.35
• Soggetto topico: Organizational behavior; Social psychology; Management
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: DownsAlexis HagemeijerRouven
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Abstracts and keywords; Guest editorial; Objects and the production of technological forms of life; Transitional and quasi-objects in organization studies; Linkages and entrainment; Parasite logic; "Inertia Creeps", or a phenomenological perspective on objects in sociology; After the fact
• Sommario/riassunto: Objects are produced within, and simultaneously affect, the process of organizing as a consequence of their interaction within social collectives. This paper discusses the impact and influences of the growth of post-social relations, between human and technological objects, on social and organisational arrangements. The paper presents a discussion largely at the conceptual level and draws from a variety of literatures, including the burgeoning sociology of science literature. The discussion in this paper is based on a view that posits the growth of intimate links with epistemic objects within
• Titolo autorizzato: The sociology of objects
• ISBN: 1-280-51526-0; 9786610515264; 1-84544-384-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910449798903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Journal of organizational change management ; ; v. 17, no. 4, 2004.