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Organisational Anthropology: Doing Ethnography in and Among Complex Organisations
Christina Garsten (Ed.)
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Description for Organisational Anthropology: Doing Ethnography in and Among Complex Organisations
Hardback. A pioneering analysis of doing ethnographic fieldwork in different types of complex organisations. Editor(s): Garsten, Christina; Nyqvist, Anette. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
Organisational Anthropology is a pioneering analysis of doing ethnographic fieldwork in different types of complex organisations, focusing on the process of initiating contact, establishing rapport and gaining the trust of an organisation's members.
The thirteen contributors work from the premise that doing fieldwork in an organisation shares essential characteristics with fieldwork in more 'classical' anthropological environments, but that it also poses some particular challenges to the ethnographer, with barriers including the ideological or financial interests of the organisations, protection of resources and competition between organisations.
A number of organisational contexts - including corporations, EU ... Read more
Organisational Anthropology is a pioneering analysis of doing ethnographic fieldwork in different types of complex organisations, focusing on the process of initiating contact, establishing rapport and gaining the trust of an organisation's members.
The thirteen contributors work from the premise that doing fieldwork in an organisation shares essential characteristics with fieldwork in more 'classical' anthropological environments, but that it also poses some particular challenges to the ethnographer, with barriers including the ideological or financial interests of the organisations, protection of resources and competition between organisations.
A number of organisational contexts - including corporations, EU ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Anthropology, Culture and Society
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745332475
SKU
V9780745332475
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About Christina Garsten (Ed.)
Christina Garsten is Professor at the Department of Social Anthropology at Stockholm University and Chair of the Stockholm Centre for Organisational Research. She is the co-editor of Organisational Anthropology (Pluto, 2014), Ethical Dilemmas in Management Organizing (2009) and Transnational Accountability (2008) and author of Workplace Vagabonds: Career and Community in Changing Worlds of Work (2008). Anette Nyqvist is ... Read more
Reviews for Organisational Anthropology: Doing Ethnography in and Among Complex Organisations
'This excellent and timely book shows that the anthropological gaze continues to shed light on all things human in surprising ways'
Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo 'This vital and vibrant collection is sure to appeal to graduate students in anthropology and sociology as well as those in organizational psychology. Highly Recommended.'
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Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo 'This vital and vibrant collection is sure to appeal to graduate students in anthropology and sociology as well as those in organizational psychology. Highly Recommended.'
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