Organisational Identity and Self-Transformation

Organisational Identity and Self-Transformation
Author: David Seidl
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2016-12-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351913425

David Seidl brings together two important issues in organization and management studies in this volume: the concept and related theory of organizational identity, and autopoietic organization theory (as originally developed by Niklas Luhmann). The contribution of the book is twofold: it provides an introduction to autopoietic organization theory and it provides a new perspective on organizational identity and self-transformation. Thus the book is relevant to both organization theorists interested in new approaches to organization and to researchers of organizational identity. The themes are reflected in the structure of the book. Chapters one and two provide an introduction to Niklas Luhmann's organization theory. Based on this, chapter three develops a new concept of organizational identity. In chapters four and five a theory of organizational self-transformation (i.e. change of identity) is developed.

The Expressive Organization : Linking Identity, Reputation, and the Corporate Brand

The Expressive Organization : Linking Identity, Reputation, and the Corporate Brand
Author: Majken Schultz
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2000-08-17
Genre: Brand name products
ISBN: 0191583235

This book challenges current beliefs about organizational identity, reputation, and branding. It contains a wealth of new ideas for finding the elusive answers to questions troubling contemporary organizations. How does an organization create a strong reputation? What are the implications of corporate branding on organizational structures and processes? How do organizations discover their identities? These are some of the vexing problems addressed in this book by a diverse international team of contributors. According to the authors, the future lies with 'the expressive organization'. Such organizations not only understand their distinct identity and their brands, but are also able to express these externally and internally. In order to thrive in an era of transparency and customer choice, the authors argue, organizations will have to be expressive.

Handbook of Research on Autopoiesis and Self-Sustaining Processes for Organizational Success

Handbook of Research on Autopoiesis and Self-Sustaining Processes for Organizational Success
Author: Pa?kowska, Ma?gorzata
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2021-01-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1799867153

Autopoietic systems show a remarkable property in the way they interact with their environment: on the one hand building blocks and energy (including information) are exchanged with the environment, which characterizes them as open systems; on the other hand, any functional mechanisms—the way the system processes, incorporates building blocks, and responds to information—are totally self-determined and cannot be controlled by interventions from the environment. Information systems in an organization seem to accept the autopoietic system way of development and can help managers to understand the operations of their organizations better. The Handbook of Research on Autopoiesis and Self-Sustaining Processes for Organizational Success is an innovative reference book that presents the meaning of autopoietic organizations for social and information science, examines how autopoietic organizations are information self-producing and self-controlled, and provides a framework for its development in modern organizations. The book focuses on analyzing autopoiesis features such as self-managing, self-sustaining, self-producing, self-regulating, etc. Moreover, as the aforementioned characteristics receive a new interpretation in IT environments, the book also includes an exploration of IT solutions that enable the development of these characteristics. This book is ideal for professionals, academicians, researchers, and students working in the field of information economics and management in various disciplines such as information and communication sciences, administrative sciences and management, education, computer science, and information technology.

Smart Cities and Digital Transformation

Smart Cities and Digital Transformation
Author: Miltiadis D. Lytras
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2023-06-14
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1804559962

Smart Cities and Digital Transformation offers a three-tiered approach to tomorrow’s cities in terms of limitless innovation, sustainable development and empowering communities.

Self-Reinforcing Processes in and among Organizations

Self-Reinforcing Processes in and among Organizations
Author: J. Sydow
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2013-01-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0230392830

Management and organization research has rediscovered individual agency, innovation and entrepreneurship. As such, there is a risk of overlooking the power of self-reinforcing processes in and among organizations. This volume redirects attention to these processes, including: escalating commitment, organizational imprinting and path dependence.

The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Identity

The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Identity
Author: Michael G. Pratt
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2016
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0199689571

The topic of organizational identity has been fast growing in management and organization studies in the last 20 years. Identity studies focus on how organizations define themselves and what they stand for in relation to both internal and external stakeholders. Organizational identity (OI) scholars study both how such self-definitions emerge and develop, as well as their implications for OI, leadership and change, among others. We believe there are at least four inter-related reasons for the growing importance of OI. OI addresses essential questions of social existence by asking: Who are we and who are we becoming as a collective? It is a relational construct connecting concepts and ideas that are often viewed as oppositional, such as "us" and "them" or "similar" and "differen." OI is also nexus concept serving to gather multiple central constructs, also represented in this Handbook. Finally, OI is inherently useful, as knowing who you are is the foundation for being able to state what you stand for and what you are promising to others, no matter their relation with the organization. The Handbook provides a road-map to the OI field organized in over 25 chapters across seven sections. Each chapter not only offers a broad overview of its particular topic, each also advances new knowledge and discusses the future of research in its area of focus.

Organizational Transformation for Sustainability

Organizational Transformation for Sustainability
Author: Mark Edwards
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2010-02-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135271690

Organizational Transformation for Sustainability: An Integral Metatheory offers some innovative answers to the big questions involved in organizational sustainability and the radical changes that organizations will need to undergo as we move into the third millennium. This new approach comes from the new field of integral metatheory.

Organizational Identity

Organizational Identity
Author: Mary Jo Hatch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 599
Release: 2004
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0199269467

Ranging from theoretical contributions to empirical studies, the readings in this volume address key issues of organizational identity, e.g. multiple identities and change in identity. These issues are addressed by writers working in diverse fields of study.

Stages of Corporate Social Responsibility

Stages of Corporate Social Responsibility
Author: Samuel O. Idowu
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2016-11-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3319435361

This book presents a multidisciplinary and multifaceted view of the state of corporate social responsibility (CSR) development in organizations in different industries around the world. It is based on the assumption that companies today must shift their focus to their long-term prosperity and the complex and interrelated environmental, social, economic and political ecosystems within which they function. The book tracks ideas through to impacts, offering unique perspectives on stimulating topics such as awareness among female entrepreneurs in Nigeria, views of upper-management in Polish firms, Japanese CSR strategies and the social relevance of corporate initiatives, pragmatic approaches of CSR design principles in Scandinavia and many more. The book collects not only examples from different countries and global regions, but also cases from a diverse range of globally relevant industries. It discusses the different stages of CSR development at a professional, conceptual and strategic level, and integrates them into a comprehensive framework to define the adequate course of action for each stage.

Strategy for Sustainability Transitions

Strategy for Sustainability Transitions
Author: Kristof Van Assche
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2024-04-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1035324008

In this innovative work, Kristof Van Assche, Raoul Beunen and Monica Gruezmacher analyse the challenges and possibilities of sustainability transitions, presenting the dilemmas facing the path to sustainable communities and societies, as well as proposing creative solutions. The authors deploy evolutionary governance theory as a conceptual framing for transition strategy, highlighting the importance of understanding governance and community strategy in any potential response to environmental crises.