New Technology, Organizational Change and Governance

by E. Avril (Editor), C. Zumello (Editor)

Overview

Globalization and the technological revolution have forced organizations to rethink decision-making structures favouring the adoption of highly innovative practices. This book analyzes the impact of new technologies testing empowerment, engagement and democratization against the new organizational morphology of political parties and corporations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349442911
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2013
Edition description:	1st ed. 2013
Pages:	242
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Emmanuelle Avril is Professor of Contemporary British Politics and Society, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, France

Christine Zumello is Professor of Contemporary American Politics and Society, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, France.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations and tables List of contributors Note on Editors Introduction: Towards Organizational Democracy? Convergence and Divergence in Models of Economic and Political Governance; Emmanuelle Avril and Christine Zumello PART I: NEW PATHS OF GOVERNANCE 1. Arts Council England in the 2000s: Towards Digital Era Governance?; Cécile Doustaly 2. London Transport/Transport for London: The Unstable Mix of Politics, Management and Public Service Values; Roseline Théron 3. Financial Institutions and Political Parties in the USA: the Myth of Direct Access; Christine Zumello 4. From Campaign Finance to Obamacare. The Supreme Court Dis-empowering Voters and Parties: the Law of Intended Consequences?; Vincent Michelot PART II: BREAKING ORGANIZATIONAL BOUNDARIES 5. New Challenges of Intra-party Democracy: Grassroots Activists, Instant Members and Cyber-militants; Susan Scarrow 6. From Grassroots to Netroots? The Evolution of Decision-Making in the British Labour Party; Emmanuelle Avril 7. The Scottish National Party and Organizational Democratisation; Nathalie Duclos 8. New Media, New Organizations, New Politics; James Morone 9. The Evolution of UK Parties in the Web 2.0 and Post-spin Era; Géraldine Castel PART III: EMERGING PATTERNS OF ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN 10. The Rise of Machines, the Fall of Organizations; Régine Hollander 11. Centralizing and Decentralizing Effects of Internet Technologies within the Citizen Trade Campaign Network; Jean-Baptiste Velut 12. Towards Leaderless Organizations? The Impact of New Technology on Leadership and Learning; Toby Coop 13. Political Marketing and Governance: Moving Towards the Political Partnership Model of Organization?; Jennifer Lees-Marshment Concluding Remarks Index

Editorial Reviews

"The Internet is tied to initiatives aimed at democratizing governance in order to empower organizations in a post-bureaucratic era. This volume brings together a complementary array of international scholars to provide a theoretically rich understanding of the potential of new paradigms and practices. This is must reading for anyone with a serious interest in the structures and dynamics of organizations." - William Dutton, Professor of Internet Studies, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK

"This is a valuable contribution on an issue that is only going to get more and more important as time goes on. It makes for a thought-provoking, wide-ranging, and insightful exploration of the ways in which traditional political organization and governance has been both dynamized and disrupted by new technologies and the great expectations which they have helped to create." - Tim Bale, Professor and Chair in Politics, School of Politics and International Studies, Queen Mary, University of London, UK

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