Enterprise as an Instrument of Civilization

Hirochika Nakamaki

ISBN 10: 4431562281 / ISBN 13: 9784431562283

Published by Springer, Springer Okt 2016, 2016

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Enterprises are explained not only as interest communities but also as cultural communities, and are defined as cultural as well as economic actorsInterpretative approaches such as hermeneutic and/or narrative approaches are adopted as research methodologyMultidisciplinary approaches are employed, including qualitative research techniques such as participant observation and interviewingSpringer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 268 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Enterprise as an Instrument of Civilization
• Publisher: Springer, Springer Okt 2016
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 4431562281
• ISBN 13: 9784431562283
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 155H x 15D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 411 grams

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Synopsis

Enterprises are explained not only as interest communities but also as cultural communities, and are defined as cultural as well as economic actors

Interpretative approaches such as hermeneutic and/or narrative approaches are adopted as research methodology

Multidisciplinary approaches are employed, including qualitative research techniques such as participant observation and interviewing

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In this book, the functions and dynamics of enterprises are explained with the use of anthropological methods. The chapters are based on anthropological research that has continued mainly as an inter-university research project, which is named Keiei Jinruigaku, of the National Museum of Ethnology (Japan) since 1993. These studies have a twofold aim: to clarify that enterprises are not only actors in economic activity but also actors that create culture and civilization; and to find the raison d'être of enterprises in a global society. Business anthropology is an approach to the investigation of various phenomena in enterprises and management using anthropological methodology (e.g., participant observations and interviews). Historically, its origin goes back to the 1920s–30s. In the Hawthorne experiments, the research group organized by Elton Mayo recruited an anthropologist, Lloyd W. Warner, and conducted research on human relations in the workplace by observation of participants. Since then, similar studies have been carried out in the United States and the United Kingdom. In Japan, however, such research is quite rare. Now, in addition to anthropological methods, the authors have employed multidisciplinary methods drawn from management, economics, and sociology. The research contained here can be characterized in these ways: (1) Research methods adopt interpretative approaches such as hermeneutic and/or narrative approaches rather than causal and functional explanations such as “cause–consequence” relationships. (2) Multidisciplinary approaches including qualitative research techniques are employed to investigate the total entity of enterprises, with their own cosmology. In this book, the totality of activities by enterprises are shown, including the relationship between religion and enterprise, corporate funerals, corporate museums, and the sacred space and/or mythology of enterprises. Part I provides introductions to Keiei Jinruigaku and Part II explains the theoretical characteristics of Keiei Jinruigaku. In addition, research topics and cases of Keiei Jinruigaku are presented in Part III.