The Socially Constructed Organization

This book presents the dynamics of organisations from a social constructionist viewpoint, taking the organisation as something that is constructed continuously through individual interactions with others, both within and without the organisation.

Autorentext

Campbell, David

Zusammenfassung
This new work looks at the dynamics of organisations from a social constructionist viewpoint, taking the organisation as something that is constructed continuously through individual interactions with others, both within and without the organisation.

Inhalt

Editors' Foreword -- Foreword -- Introduction -- A Conceptual Framework -- Social constructionism and systemic thinking -- A Model of Consultation -- Outline -- The contract and the consulting environment -- Focus and action -- Structures for the future -- Case Illustrations -- Conversations and beliefs -- Learning the hard way -- Final thoughts