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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Island Studies Journal
2009-05-01
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| Series: | Island Studies Journal |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.227 |
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| author | Pasquale Gagliardi |
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| description | 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 organization theory, viewed as normative science. Relying on the work of Peter Sloterdijk, who describes the forms of life in space in terms of spheres, the heuristic power of the island metaphor is explored. What can be learnt from the art of isolating in order to construct lived organizational environments is then discussed, and the paradoxical relationship between connection and isolation is highlighted. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c7fb5b9eb6864106a973f62ec641181c2023-06-20T23:55:02ZengIsland Studies JournalIsland Studies Journal1715-25932009-05-0141Organizations as Designed IslandsPasquale GagliardiThe 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 organization theory, viewed as normative science. Relying on the work of Peter Sloterdijk, who describes the forms of life in space in terms of spheres, the heuristic power of the island metaphor is explored. What can be learnt from the art of isolating in order to construct lived organizational environments is then discussed, and the paradoxical relationship between connection and isolation is highlighted.https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.227 |
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