Management of Professional Service Companies - A Cultural Perspective

Ein Buch über die Organisationsstrukturen in modernen wissensintensiven Firmen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung eines organisationskulturellen Ansatzes.

List of contents

Frontmatter -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Description of Enator AB -- 3 Culture Theory -- 4 Qualitative Research and Philosophy of Science -- 5 A Socialization Sequence: Course in Project Management Philosophy -- 6 A Flat Pyramid. A Symbolic Processing of Organizational Structure -- 7 Corporate Culture and the Organizational Climate -- 8 Leadership as Social Integrative Action -- 9 Personnel and the Work Situation -- 10 The Business Concept as a Symbol -- 11 Strategy -- 12 Marketing - External and Internal -- 13 Integration and Contradictions -- 14 Corporate Control via Symbols -- References

About the author

Mats Alvesson is Professor of Business Administration at the University of Lund, Sweden. Research interests include critical theory, gender, power, management of professional service (knowledge intensive) organizations, organizational culture and symbolism, qualitative methods and philosophy of science.

Product details

• Authors: Mats Alvesson
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1995
• EAN: 9783110128659
• ISBN: 978-3-11-012865-9
• No. of pages: 367
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 32 mm x 230 mm
• Weight: 734 g
• Illustrations: 20 b/w ill., 4 b/w tbl.
• Series: Gruyter Studies in Organization; de Gruyter Studies in Organization; de Gruyter Studies in Organization
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management