Liminality in Organization Studies

NOTE EDITORE

In a time of flexible and mutable work arrangements, there is hardly a domain of organizing that has not been affected by liminality. Temporary workers who switch companies based on projects, consultants who operate at the boundaries between the consultant and the client companies, or ‘hybrid entrepreneurs’ who start new ventures, while still keeping their previous job, are examples of liminality in organizations. Liminality is also felt by managers who handle interorganizational relationships within customer-supplier networks or scientists who, albeit affiliated with R&D units, have strong ties with their scientific communities, acknowledging that they belong to neither setting thoroughly. Precious hints for enriching our comprehension of liminality in organizational settings can be conveyed by the reflection that has flourished in different fields. This book advances knowledge of liminality management by elaborating on a model that puts together aspects of the liminal process that have been mostly described in a separate way so far, benefiting from the input provided by experience in sociology, medicine, and education. Through the articulation of a model that accounts for the antecedents, content, and consequences of liminality in organizations, the book intends to prompt quantitative research on this topic. It will be of value to those interested in organizational behavior, organization and management, marketing, sociology of work, and sociology of organizations.

SOMMARIO

PrefaceChapter 1: The Foundations of LiminalityIntroductionBetween and Betwixt: Experiencing TransitionsTimeliness and SpacelessnessRites, Ceremonies, and SymbolsThe Anti-StructureCommunitasIdentity WorkLiminality as a Realm of Possibilities, but also a Domain of AnguishThe Creative Power of Liminal PersonaeThe Negative Feelings Associated to LiminalityThe Liminoid ExperienceConclusionChapter 2: Liminality and Organizations2.1 IntroductionThe Changing Nature of Work Arrangements and the Diffusion of LiminalityLiminality across Organizational BoundariesLiminality as Contingent WorkLiminality within a Single OrganizationLiminality as the Pursuit of Multiple CareersLiminality in Specific Organizational SettingsEntrepreneurship as Liminal ExperienceLiminality in Teams and the Relevance of LeadershipThe Liminal OrganizationThe Aftermath of Liminality in Organizational SettingsConclusionChapter 3: Emergent Perspectives on Liminality3.1 Introduction3.2 Liminality as a Protracted Experience3.3 Liminality as a Repeated (and Repeatable) Experience3.4 Liminality as a Dynamic Experience3.5 Liminality as Additive Experiences3.6 Liminality as Degree of Intensity of Experience3.7 Liminality as Creation of Practices3.8 ConclusionChapter 4: Towards a Model of Liminal ExperienceIntroductionPerception of Liminal Experience The Dimensions of Timeliness and Spacelessness The Dimension of Anti-structure The Dimensions of Communitas The Dimensions of Identity Work The Dimensions of Collective and Individual PracticeConclusionReferencesIndex

AUTORE

Maria Rita Tagliaventi is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of Bologna, Italy.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9781032240770
• Dimensioni: 8.5 x 5.5 in Ø 0.42 lb
• Formato: Brossura
• Pagine Arabe: 150