A Companion to Organizational Anthropology

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The first comprehensive guide to anthropological studies of complex organizations Offers the first comprehensive reference to the anthropological study of complex organizations Details how organizational theory and research in business has adopted anthropology’s key concept of culture, inspiring new insights into organizational dynamics and development Highlights pioneering theoretical perspectives ranging from symbolic and semiotic approaches to neuroscientific frameworks for studying contemporary organizations Addresses the comparative and cross-cultural dimensions of multinational corporations and of non-governmental organizations working in the globalizing economy Topics covered include organizational dynamics, entrepreneurship, innovation, social networks, cognitive models and team building, organizational dysfunctions, global networked organizations, NGOs, unions, virtual communities, corporate culture and social responsibility Presents a body of work that reflects the breadth and depth of the field of organizational anthropology and makes the case for the importance of the field in the anthropology of the twenty-first century

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D. Douglas Caulkins is emeritus professor of anthropology atGrinnell College and emeritus director of the Donald L. WilsonProgram in Enterprise and Leadership. His research encompassesvoluntary organizations and social capital in Norway,entrepreneurship and regional development in the UK (Wales,Scotland, Northeast England), heritage sites and national identityin the UK and US, and anthropological contributions to managementtheory. He has published in various journals and books andcurrently is engaged in social entrepreneurship and organizationaldevelopment projects. Ann T. Jordan is professor of anthropology at Universityof North Texas. She is an applied anthropologist specializing inbusiness anthropology, globalization and transnationalorganizations, Saudi Arabia, and North American Indian studies, andis the author of the books Business Anthropology and TheMaking of a Modern Kingdom: Globalization and Change in SaudiArabia.

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March 8th, 2013

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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

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Edited by Ann T. Jordan
Edited by D. Douglas Caulkins

Pages

576

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Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology

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178x252x33

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9781405199827

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10354935

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