Liminality in Organization Studies: Theory and Method

ISBN-13: 9781032240770 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 150 str.

Maria Rita Tagliaventi

Opis

This book advances knowledge of liminality management by elaborating on a model that puts together aspects of the liminal process that have been mostly described in a separate way so far, benefiting from the input provided by experience in sociology, medicine, and education.

Recenzje

"The ongoing internationalization of business and the challenges of inter-organizational relationships suggest that Liminality is a topic of growing importance. This book provides valuable insight on the concept of Liminality, how it works within organizations and lessons learned from different Liminality experiences. In the field of global sourcing this knowledge will be valuable for buyers, providers and advisors." – Ron Babin, Ryerson University, Canada

Spis treści

Preface

Chapter 1: The Foundations of Liminality

1. Introduction
2. Between and Betwixt: Experiencing Transitions

1. Timeliness and Spacelessness
2. Rites, Ceremonies, and Symbols
3. The Anti-Structure
4. Communitas
5. Identity Work

3. Liminality as a Realm of Possibilities, but also a Domain of Anguish

1. The Creative Power of Liminal Personae
2. The Negative Feelings Associated to Liminality

4. The Liminoid Experience
5. Conclusion

Chapter 2: Liminality and Organizations

2.1 Introduction

1. The Changing Nature of Work Arrangements and the Diffusion of Liminality

1. Liminality across Organizational Boundaries
2. Liminality as Contingent Work
3. Liminality within a Single Organization
4. Liminality as the Pursuit of Multiple Careers

2. Liminality in Specific Organizational Settings

1. Entrepreneurship as Liminal Experience
2. Liminality in Teams and the Relevance of Leadership

3. The Liminal Organization
4. The Aftermath of Liminality in Organizational Settings
5. Conclusion

Chapter 3: Emergent Perspectives on Liminality

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Liminality as a Protracted Experience

3.3 Liminality as a Repeated (and Repeatable) Experience

3.4 Liminality as a Dynamic Experience

3.5 Liminality as Additive Experiences

3.6 Liminality as Degree of Intensity of Experience

3.7 Liminality as Creation of Practices

3.8 Conclusion

Chapter 4: Towards a Model of Liminal Experience

1. Introduction
2. Perception of Liminal Experience

1. The Dimensions of Timeliness and Spacelessness
2. The Dimension of Anti-structure
3. The Dimensions of Communitas
4. The Dimensions of Identity Work
5. The Dimensions of Collective and Individual Practice

3. Conclusion

References

Index

O autorze

Maria Rita Tagliaventi is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of Bologna, Italy.