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Constructing Organi...
Constructing Organizations: The Example of Public Sector Reform
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- Brunsson, Nils (författare)
- Stockholm School of Economics,Handelshögskolan i Stockholm
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- Sahlin-Andersson, Kerstin (författare)
- Uppsala University
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(creator_code:org_t)
- 2016-06-30
- 2000
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Organization studies. - : SAGE Publications. - 1741-3044 .- 0170-8406. ; 21:4, s. 721-746
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Abstract
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- Organizations are socially constructed phenomena. A crucial task for organizational research is to analyze how and why people construct organizations rather than other social forms. In this paper, it is argued that recent public-sector reforms can be interpreted as attempts at constructing organizations. Public-sector entities that could formerly be described as agents or arenas have been transformed into `more complete' organizations by installing or reinforcing local identity, hierarchy and rationality. This interpretation helps to explain important aspects of the reform process.
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- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Företagsekonomi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Economics and Business -- Business Administration (hsv//eng)
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