Time and Temporality in Organisations Theory and Development

This book presents an overview of different approaches to and understandings of time and temporality in organization studies. It explores the development of time and temporality studies within organisation studies, and examines its interdisciplinarity and roots in philosophy. From there, it moves to...

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Main Author: Pulk, Kätlin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book presents an overview of different approaches to and understandings of time and temporality in organization studies. It explores the development of time and temporality studies within organisation studies, and examines its interdisciplinarity and roots in philosophy. From there, it moves to discuss more recent concerns in the field, including the agency of time and temporal agency of human actors, the temporal orientation of activities, temporal trajectories, sustainability, and an events-based view of time. It will be useful reading for academics of organisational studies and the philosophy of business. Kätlin Pulk is an Associate Professor at Estonian Business School. After receiving her PhD from Copenhagen Business School, her research focus has stayed on time and temporality issues and their connection to different organisational phenomena like organisational change, innovation, commitment, and continuity
Physical Description:XIX, 301 p. 12 illus., 8 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9783030906962