Organized Worlds: Explorations in Technology and Organization with Robert Cooper / Edition 1

by Robert Chia

Overview

Organized Worlds locates the study of organization within the wider area of social theory. It explores in detail the intricate relationships that exist between technology, representation and organization. The collection includes a chapter from the leading expert in the field, Robert Cooper, as well as an interview with him. Other contributors build upon and extend the findings of Cooper.
This is a companion volume to In the Realm of Organization.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415127561
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/22/1998
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Robert C.H. Chia lectures in Organization Studies at the University of Essex. His previous publications include Organizational Analysis as Deconstructive Practice (Berlin, 1996) and In the Realm of Organization: Essays for Robert Cooper (Routledge, 1998), the first volume of this series.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Exploring the expanded realm of technology, organization and modernity 1 On metrics and fluids: notes on otherness 2 Two speeds: how are real stabilities possible? 3 The virtualization of the organizational subject 4 Diagrammatic bodies 5 Assemblage notes Epilogue Interview with Robert Cooper