Organizations as Designed Islands

The literature and practice of organizational design are mostly based on simplistic conceptions which ignore recent theoretical developments in organizational studies. Conceiving of organizations as ‘designed islands’, it is argued, can contribute to a more solid theoretical foundation to organizati...

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Main Author: Pasquale Gagliardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Prince Edward Island 2009-05-01
Series:Island Studies Journal
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Online Access:http://www.islandstudies.ca/sites/islandstudies.ca/files/ISJ-4-1-2009-Gagliardi.pdf