1st Edition

Organized Worlds Explorations in Technology and Organization with Robert Cooper

Edited By Robert Chia Copyright 1998
    204 Pages
    by Routledge

    208 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.

    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

    Biography

    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.