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- Berkowitz, Héloïse, et al.
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Meta-Organizations : A Clarification and a Way Forward
- 2022
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Ingår i: M@n@gement. - : Association Internationale de management strategique (AIMS). - 1286-4692. ; 25:2, s. 1-9
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this introduction, we reemphasize some key parts of meta-organization theory and their implications for understanding meta-organizations and meta-organizing processes. We clarify what meta-organizations are and what they are not and then analyze their key purposes and activities. We then present the papers of the special issue and discuss venues for future research. Although many key contributions have been made to meta-organization theory and research, there are many more things to investigate before we know as much about meta-organizations as we know about individual-based organizations.
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- Sundberg, Mikaela, 1977-
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Brotherhood as an Organized Social Relationship
- 2019
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Ingår i: Organization outside Organizations. - : Cambridge University Press. - 9781108474986 - 9781108604994 ; , s. 271-290
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The argument of this chapter is that brotherhood can be conceptualized as a partially organized relationship, based on membership and rules. To illustrate the conceptualization, the chapter draws examples from three different arenas where there is a strong rhetorical emphasis on brotherhood, or fraternity: the military, motorcycle clubs, and monasteries. Membership determines who is a brother or not and while the brotherly relationship sometimes extends beyond the cessation of membership in a formal organization, it presupposes membership at some point. Rules clarify important components of brotherhood including homogeneous relations among all brothers (or sisters). This makes a crucial difference relative to friendship, which is a type of relationship that can even be a threat for brotherhood. In areas where collectivist ideology, homogeneity of relationships, and requests on loyalty are especially forceful, personal or friendly relations between individual members cannot compensate for failure as a “brother.” Brotherhood justifies sacrifice of individual needs to collective demands, and this may include the sacrifice of a personal relation.
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- Sundberg, Mikaela, 1977-
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Dödsorsaksdatas produktionsprocess : Regler och aktörer inom ett kunskapsmaskineri
- 2023
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Rapporten beskriver de huvudsakliga stegen i att skapa data om dödsorsaker med fokus på vilka lagar och regler det styrs av och strukturen följer av detta. I Sverige dör årligen ca 90 000 personer, mestadels på sjukhus och sjukhem, men även i hemmet. Det är oftast patientens läkare som bedömer dödsorsaken. Hur undersökningar av dödsorsaker rent praktiskt bör gå till är i mycket begränsad utsträckning styrt av förordningar. Lagen föreskriver när klinisk obduktion får ske, men det är en bedömningsfråga när det är av särskild betydelse att ta reda på dödsorsaken och kliniska obduktioner hör numera till ovanligheten. Lagen föreskriver också när rättsmedicinsk undersökning kan komma ifråga, men rättsmedicinska obduktioner kan i sig innefatta olika undersökningar. Det är egentligen enbart rättsmedicinska läkare som har utredning av dödsorsaker som främsta arbetsuppgift, medan alla andra typer av läkare verksamma på vårdcentraler och olika sjukhuskliniker mer eller mindre sällan behöver arbeta med detta.Rapporten visar hur det trots stort intresse för kvaliteten hos dödsorsaks-bedömningarna finns mycket lite kunskap hur dödsorsaksbestämning går till i praktiken. Rapporteringen av dödsorsakerna sker via ett dödsorsaksintyg som skickas till Socialstyrelsen. Dödsorsaksintyget är format utifrån reglerna för internationell sjukdomsklassifikation för statistiska syften, ICD, och har som syfte att standardisera hur rapporteringen går till. Socialstyrelsen ger riktlinjer för hur dödsorsaksintyg ska fyllas i, men det huvudsakliga arbetet med att följa ICD:s klassificeringsregler sker främst i samband med att inrapporterade dödsorsaker kodas av ett automatiskt klassificeringsprogram, baserat på ICD:s regler. Narkotikadödlighet och arbetet med en specifik substansmodul kopplat till dödsorsaksregistret lyfts fram som exempel på vilka anpassningar och samarbeten som behöver göras för att hantera ett klassifikationssystem som underminerar mer specifik kunskap om en specifik form av dödlighet. I slutorden ges förslag på frågor av vikt att arbeta vidare med, framförallt gällande hur läkares bedömningsarbete gällande dödsorsaker liksom konkret registerarbete går till.
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- Sundberg, Mikaela, 1977-
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Fraternal Relations in Monasteries : The Laboratory of Love
- 2023
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Bok (refereegranskat)abstract
- This is a book about the tensions between Christian ideals of love and the concrete realities of everyday monastic life. Based on a study of Cistercian monasteries in France, it develops a novel conceptualization of fraternal relations and addresses how monks and nuns strive to accomplish such relationships within their communities. By focusing on the main interaction contexts of monasteries as a form of voluntary total institution, the book shows how attempts to generate collective solidarity, relate to other members as equals and avoid preferential relations conflict with practices of everyday life. Although fraternal ideals are similar for monks and nuns, the analysis reveals significant gender differences regarding the legitimacy of different forms of interaction and relationships as well as how to control them. The book appeals to readers with an interest in total institutions, sociology of religion, sociology of friendship, sociology of intimacy and also to scholars with an interest in theology of love and practical theology.
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- Sundberg, Mikaela, 1977-
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Hierarchy, status, and combat motivation in the French foreign legion
- 2015
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Ingår i: Frontline. - Oxford : Oxford University Press. - 9780198719663
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The French Foreign Legion is an elite force within the regular French army and it represents an interesting sociological case study of how an organization might enjoin cohesion when wider cultural bonds are absent. This chapter draws on organizational sociology to discuss this issue in relation to power in the Legion as organization and institution respectively. Based on ethnographic material, the chapter argues that the Legion is one of the most rigid and authoritarian Western military organizations and that the sanctity of the order is central to its culture. The recognition of status qualifies and moderates the extreme hierarchy, yet the latitude for flexibility is very narrow. In conclusion, the emphasis on unthinking obedience has some organizational advantages for the Legion, at the same time this dedication to orders has also potentially rendered it too rigid. This may be a disadvantage in an era of complex hybrid operations.
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- Sundberg, Mikaela, 1977-
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Making Meteorology : Social Relations and Scientific Practice
- 2005
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This thesis is about the production of knowledge in meteorological research. Meteorology is an interesting case because of its crucial role in defining the climate change problem, but also because of its reliance on simulation modeling, a comparatively little studied scientific practice. The thesis provides an analysis of the central practices of simulation modeling and field experimentation. It draws upon concepts from social world theory, where practice is closely related to work. The thesis also employs the notion of translation, as developed by the actor-network approach, in order to analyse how different practices and entities become associated with each other. Empirical data was collected with interviews and participant observation and most of the fieldwork was conducted at the Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University.The first four chapters are preliminary: Introduction, theory, method and a review of the field and its history (Chapters 1–4). The empirical findings are then presented in four chapters. Chapter 5 presents how meteorological experimentalists organize collaborations by connecting and translating different practices. The use of measuring instruments has an important role in this. In Chapter 6, modeling work is described in detail. The differences between modeling for weather forecasting and for research purposes are analyzed and in particular, the construction of simulation models. It is concluded that this involves a materialization of theoretical models.The next two chapters take their point of departure in intersections where modeling practice meets experimentation. Chapter 7 is focused on model evaluation and I conclude that the comparison of observations and model output is needed to produce reference in simulation modeling and thus, legitimate this practice. The second intersection, discussed in Chapter 8, is the construction of new components of simulation models, so-called parameterizations. In addition to the previously mentioned sources, the analysis in this chapter is also based on research funding applications. It is concluded that climate research is constructed in such a way that parameterizations become potential boundary objects that shape the relationship between experimentalists and modelers.The final chapter discusses the central findings of the thesis. It is structured around different themes within social world theory: subworlds and segmentation, legitimation, arena processes, and intersections. Crucial methodological issues are revisited as well. It is shown how climate modeling shapes meteorological research and the consequences of simulation modeling practice for scientific work more generally are outlined as well. The chapter also includes an extensive discussion of the utility of the concept boundary object.
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- Sundberg, Mikaela, 1977-
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The Everyday World of Simulation Modeling : The Development of Parameterizations in Meteorology
- 2009
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Ingår i: Science, Technology and Human Values. - : SAGE Publications. - 0162-2439 .- 1552-8251. ; 34:2, s. 162-181
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article explores the practice of simulation modeling byinvestigating how parameterizations are constructed and integratedinto existing frameworks. Parameterizations are simplified processdescriptions adapted for simulation models. On the basis ofa study of meteorological research, the article presents predictiveand representative construction as two different ways of developingparameterizations and the trade-offs involved in this work.Because the overall aim in predictive construction is to improveweather forecasts, the most practical solutions are chosen overthe best theoretical solutions. In representative construction,the situation is reversed, but while discourse focuses on theoryand models, the everyday work is often tied to computer programs.These different ways of construction work are closely relatedto the role of the simulation models as epistemic or technicalobjects, and this characterization is also used to compare theresults with previous research.
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- Sundberg, Mikaela, 1977-
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Total institutions
- 2022
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Ingår i: The Routledge International Handbook of Goffman Studies. - Abingdon : Routledge. - 9780367750718 - 9780367750732 - 9781003160861 ; , s. 63-73
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This chapter focuses on Goffman’s notion of total institutions, starting with a brief description of the context in which it was developed. The remainder of the chapter is divided into four main sections. The first and most extensive section discusses the definition of the concept and the various types of total institutions that Goffman mentioned. This includes highlighting some important distinctions that these types address, such as whether entry is coercive or voluntary and what consequences this has for how total institutions shape identities and what forms of control that are employed. The next two sections provide a discussion of the various applications of the concept and a review of different criticisms, both of the concept and its definition and of its scope and applicability relative to Goffman’s claims. The fourth section presents some of the ways in which the concept has been developed, including, for example, discussion of the notions of reinventive institution and total organization. The chapter ends with a conclusion.
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