Some 20 years after the emergence of configurational theory as a key perspective in organization studies in the 1990s, this approach has yet to deliver on its promise. While we know that configurations the relative arrangement of parts and elements - matters, empirical research on configurations...

The papers included in the volume explore how mobilizing Boltanski and Thévenot's EW framework helps address questions regarding the premises and dynamics of agreement and disagreement in coordinated action, both within and across organizations, and by so doing, help advance our understanding...

As organizational scholars, we are accustomed to using theoretical lenses to understand organizational practices and outcomes. That is, we conceptualize what people do, feel and think in their everyday organizational interactions through the use of theoretical language and models to uncover...

Introduction -- Definition and intellectual roots of collective myopia -- Normcracy -- Socio-cultural and institutional influences -- Descriptions inside Japanese white-collar workplaces -- Revisioning Japanese management -- Questioning organizational change -- How do we use collective myopia...

This edited book examines the relationship between the materiality of artefacts and managerial techniques, combining the recent scholarly interest on socio-materiality with a focus on management. Exploring managerial techniques, the social and material tools used by actors to guide or facilitate...

Vom Sinn und Unsinn der Führungs- und Managementmoden in der Verwaltung -- Die öffentliche Verwaltung und die schwierige Anpassung an moderne Zeiten -- Agile Organisation: Kalter Kaffee oder neue Erfolgsformel? -- Fehler macht man (am besten) nur einmal! Eine organisationssoziologische...