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The classical concept of organizations as comprising solitary 'walled-in' actors with clear operational boundaries is increasingly being challenged. On the one hand, established organizational forms have been supplemented by a whole variety of new ones that only partially exhibit their properties and that frequently embed single organizations in national or transnational networks; furthermore, it is often not clear who the members of an organization are and what membership actually means, as in the case of new companies such as Uber or AirBnB, and even traditional organizations, such as universities, are undergoing drastic changes. On the other hand, organizations face increasing demands for transparency, meaning they have to disclose more and more information, which is supposed to engender less corruption, more efficiency, and more legitimacy. This volume investigates the impact of these changes on organizations and offers conceptual as well as empirical insights. Divided into four parts this volume examines concepts of organizational boundaries, boundaries and organizational dynamics, meta organization and organizational networks, and boundaries and organizational fields.

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This work unties contributors in business policy, marketing, management, organizational sociology, and organization studies. They begin by contrasting system theory and neo-institutional approaches to organization boundaries, then review empirical trends and chart advances in information and communication technologies. Contributors then draw on different theoretical perspectives to explore the importance of boundaries within and around organizations. Major themes are conceptualizing organizational boundaries, boundaries and organizational dynamics, organizational networks, and boundaries in organizational fields. Examples are given of organization design, the on-demand economy, university associations, data-based business models, and the case of Apache open-source software. B&w graphics are included. -- Annotation (c)2018 * (protoview.com) *

This work unties contributors in business policy, marketing, management, organizational sociology, and organization studies. They begin by contrasting system theory and neo-institutional approaches to organization boundaries, then review empirical trends and chart advances in information and communication technologies. Contributors then draw on different theoretical perspectives to explore the importance of boundaries within and around organizations. Major themes are conceptualizing organizational boundaries, boundaries and organizational dynamics, organizational networks, and boundaries in organizational fields. Examples are given of organization design, the on-demand economy, university associations, data-based business models, and the case of Apache open-source software. B&w graphics are included. -- Annotation ©2018 * (protoview.com) *

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Leopold Ringel is Lecturer at the Faculty of Sociology at Bielefeld University, Germany. His research examines issues of transparency and its impact on organizational processes as well rankings as a practice of publicly comparing performances. He is co-editor of the book series Political Sociology, published by Springer VS.Petra Hiller is Professor of Organization and Governance at the University of Applied Sciences Nordhausen, Germany. Her research interests centre on cognitive theory of organization and public governance. She was Visiting Scholar at University of Oxford, UK, and at the International Institute for the Sociology of Law, Spain, and was Guest Professor at the Institute for Sociology at Vienna University, Austria.  Charlene Zietsma is Associate Professor, Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University, USA, and part-time Professor of Management at University of Technology Sydney, Australia. She has published in Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Organization Science, amongst others. She is a Senior Editor for Organization Studies and serves on the editorial board for several other journals.

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