Organizational Change and Temporality: Bending the Arrow of Time (Routledge Studies in Organizational Change & Development) - Softcover

Dawson, Patrick; Sykes, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138624063 ISBN 13: 9781138624061

Publisher: Routledge, 2018

Synopsis

Organizational Change and Temporality: Bending the Arrow of Time looks to address the important area of time and temporality, especially as it relates to frameworks and studies for explaining change processes in organizations. It commences with a selective history on the science and philosophy of time before examining the place of time in work and employment, and the presence and absence of theorized time in explanations of organizational change. The intention is to bring to the fore concepts and debates that have largely remained hidden, furthering our knowledge and understanding of time and temporality in changing organizations.

The authors provide a more informed theoretical explanation of the temporal dimensions of organizational change. They examine the concepts and debates behind change theories, philosophical positions and scientific concerns on time and material existence, drawing connections that have previously remained unexplored. This book is key reading for researchers within the organizational change world and will further the academic debate of time and temporality in organizations studies.

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About the Author

Patrick Dawson is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland and an Honorary Professorial Fellow at Wollongong University, Australia.

Christopher Sykes is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Management Operations and Marketing at the University of Wollongong, Australia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138624063
• ISBN 13: 9781138624061
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 268