(Wiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology) 1st Edition
by D. Douglas Caulkins (Editor), Ann T. Jordan (Editor)
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
