Overview
- Brings together a range of perspectives in sociology and management
- Provides empirical case studies to demonstrate the different approaches to managing for the future
- Draws on meta-theoretical perspectives such as practice theory and systems theory
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Philosophical Perspectives
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Front Matter
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Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives
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Front Matter
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Empirical Insights
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Back Matter
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About this book
This pioneering edited collection explores the question of how organizations manage the future. Moving away from traditional research which focuses on the past, the editors problematize the future as an inherent but under-examined part of organizing. Arguing that the future acts as both a driver of and a performative result of organizing, the book asks how organizations conceptualize and deal with the future and what processes are in place to handle things to come. With empirical research examining the practices, discourses and concepts that play key roles, organizations and their approaches are scrutinized. A timely compendium of theoretical discussion and practical implications on the relevance of the future, this book is essential reading for those interested in organization, sociology and management studies.
Reviews
“What a wonderful book this is! It is not only the importance of the topic that makes it compelling, nor the traditionally important themes of time, history, scenarios and resilience, but the freshness of the approaches adopted: the creative use of philosophy, the subtle sociological understanding of time and temporality, and the process view of organizations. It is a must read for scholars (and reflective practitioners) interested in change, time, strategy, and innovation.” (Haridimos Tsoukas, The Columbia Ship Management Professor of Strategic Management, University of Cyprus, and Distinguished Research Environment Professor of Organization Studies, Warwick Business School)
“A must-read for scholars (and reflective practitioners) interested in change, time, strategy, and innovation.” (Haridimos Tsoukas, Columbia Ship Management Professor of Strategic Management, University of Cyprus, and Distinguished Research Environment Professor of Organization Studies, Warwick Business School)
“A peek into forthcoming research on how organizations deal with futures, I would recommend this book to anyone interested in this topic, which is both theoretically interesting and practically important.” (Raghu Garud, Alvin H. Clemens Professor of Management and Organization, Pennsylvania State University, USA)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Matthias Wenzel is a post-doctoral researcher at the Chair of Management and Organization at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany. His research interests include strategy as practice, demand-side research in management and video methods.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: How Organizations Manage the Future
Book Subtitle: Theoretical Perspectives and Empirical Insights
Editors: Hannes Krämer, Matthias Wenzel
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74506-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-74505-3Published: 11 July 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09008-1Published: 22 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-74506-0Published: 27 June 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 328
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations
Topics: Organization, Project Management, Business Strategy/Leadership, Human Resource Management, Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology