Reinventing hierarchy and bureaucracy : from the bureau to network organizations / edited by Thomas Diefenbach, Rune Todnem By.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Diefenbach, Thomas, 1965-

By, Rune Todnem.

Series:

Research in the sociology of organizations ; v. 35.

Research in the sociology of organizations, 0733-558X ; v. 35

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organizational behavior.

Organizational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley : Emerald, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This special volume brings together leading scholars in the field of organisation studies to reflect on the universal phenomena of hierarchy (vertical organisation of tasks) and bureaucracy (rule-bound execution of tasks). The result is a colourful kaleidoscope of thought-provoking, critical and refreshingly non-mainstream analysis of hierarchy and bureaucracy. The chapters range from minute accounts of a single case to broader historical analysis, from the 'classical' journal paper to essay-style elaborations. The first section provides fundamentals and historical accounts of bureaucracy, highlighting negative and positive effects of bureaucracy and a differentiated picture with some future outlook. The second section focuses on the analysis of organisational, cultural and socio-psychological aspects of hierarchy and bureaucracy by interrogating hierarchy in contemporary work via a new framework, exploring the cultural fantasy of hierarchy and sovereignty, and examining subordinates' challenges to organisational hierarchy. The final section comprises two chapters which provide some alternative views on, and alternatives to hierarchy. One is alarming, the other is puzzling.

Contents:

Bureaucracy and hierarchy : what else!? / Thomas Diefenbach, Rune Todnem By

'Little cogs' : bureaucracy and the career in British banking, c. 1900-1950 / Alan McKinlay

The end of bureaucracy? / Stewart R. Clegg

Bureaucracy : an idea whose time has come (again)? / Haldor Byrkjeflot, Paul du Gay

Understanding hierarchy in contemporary work / Susanne E. Lundholm, Jens Rennstam, Mats Alvesson

The cultural fantasy of hierarchy : sovereignty and the desire for spiritual purity / Carl Rhodes, Peter Bloom

Crossing of boundaries : subordinates' challenges to organisational hierarchy / Thomas Diefenbach, John A.A. Sillince

The birth of biocracy / Peter Fleming

Super flat : hierarchy, culture and dimensions of organizing / Martin Parker.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record

ISBN:

9786613572486

9781280394560

1280394560

9781780527833

1780527837

OCLC:

794527235