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Articulation of principles on the micro level - observing argumentation in a merger process
(2004)
The merging process between a Swedish and a Norwegian manufacturing company has been studied using interviews, video recordings and comments explaining video recorded events at meetings. It is assumed that sensemaking ...
On Time, Space, and Action Nets
(2004)
Laboratory studies, especially those by Latour and Woolgar (1979/1986) and Knorr Cetina (1981) proved to be an invaluable source of inspiration for students of organizing. Laboratories, however, are mostly reminiscent of ...
Strong plots: The relationship between Popular Culture and Management Practice & Theory
(2004)
In this paper we consider the relationship between popular culture and management practice. Starting with references to previously established connections between high culture and management, we turn to popular culture for ...
Is It Possible To Lift Oneself By The Hair? And If Not, Why Is It Worth Trying
(2004)
The title of this text alludes to the legend of Baron Munchausen, who reportedly did many impossible things. A change of a system by the same system belongs to such impossible tasks, as shown by Niklas Luhmann's theory of ...