Organizations and meta-organizations
Most theories about organizations assume implicitly or explicitly that the members of organizations are individual persons. However, a large and growing number of organizations are "meta-organizations" whose members are other organizations. How organizations function is affected by the kind of members that they have. In this article it is argued that meta-organizations differ from individual-based organizations in important ways, and that they thus call for somewhat different theories. An outline of a theory for meta-organizations is suggested below. It aims to explain three fundamental elements in any theory of organizations: the creating and sustaining of formal organizations, the sources of and the reactions to conflict within organizations, and the question of organizational change.
Year of publication: |
2005
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Authors: | Ahrne, Göran ; Brunsson, Nils |
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Scandinavian Journal of Management. - Elsevier, ISSN 0956-5221. - Vol. 21.2005, 4, p. 429-449
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Elsevier |
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