Managing Hybrid Organizations

Governance, Professionalism and Regulation
Herausgegeben:Alexius, Susanna; Furusten, Staffan

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Produktbeschreibung

A much-needed addition to literature, this timely edited collection aims to provide clarity and understanding on how modern organizations work. The authors explore the characteristics of hybrid organizations in contemporary society, taking into account the complex societal challenges that face businesses today. Arguing that hybrid organizations are in fact not a new phenomenon, this thought-provoking collection goes beyond existing research and re-evaluates our traditional understanding of this concept. Scholars of organization, management and innovation will find this book an insightful read, as it sheds light on the fundamental aspects that shape today's hybrid organizations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-319-95485-1
• 1st ed. 2019
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 153mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 614g
• ISBN-13: 9783319954851
• ISBN-10: 3319954857
• Artikelnr.: 52824205

Autorenporträt

Susanna Alexius is Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research at Stockholm University, Sweden. Staffan Furusten is Associate Professor of Management and Director in the Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research at Stockholm University, Sweden.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Exploring Constitutional Hybridity; Susanna Alexius and Staffan Furusten.- 2. Variations and Dynamics of Hybridity in Different Types of Organizations; Staffan Furusten and Svenne Junker.- 3. 'Same same but different': Trust, Confidence and Governance among Swedish Mutual Insurers; Mats Larsson and Mikael Lönnborg.- 4. Governance Structures in Customer-owned Hybrid Organizations: Interpreting Democracy in Mutual Insurance Companies; Tiziana Sardiello, Susanna Alexius and Staffan Furusten.- 5. Having it Both Ways: Managing Contested Market Money in a Civil Society Organization; Ola Segnestam-Larsson and Susanna Alexius.- 6. Hybridity as Fluid Identity in the Organization of Associations: The Case of Friskis & Svettis; Anna Fryberg Yngfalk and Carl Yngfalk.- 7. The Importance of the Owner Relationship in Shaping Hybrid Organizations; Anna Thomasson.- 8. Logics and Practices of Board Appointment in Hybrid Organizations:The Case of Swedish State-Owned Enterprises; Susanna Alexius, Jenny Cisneros Örnberg and Guiseppe Grossi.- 9. Hybrid Organizations in the Italian Regional Context: A Case Study From the Cultural Heritage Industry; Paolo Canonico, Mario Pezzillo Iacono, Marcello Martinez, Gianluigi mangia and Stefano Consiglio.- 10. Problematic Outcomes of Organization Hybridity: The Case of Samhall; Mats Jutterström.- 11. Governance Implications from a Re-hybridizing Agricultural Co-operative; Stefan Einarsson and Filip Wijkström.- 12. 'Becoming a Co-operative?': Emergent Identity and Governance Struggles in the Context of Institutional Ambiguity in a Citizen-led Healthcare Co-operative; Mirjam Werner and Sylke F. Jellema.- 13. Hybrid Challenges in Times of Changing Institutional Conditions: The Rise and Fall of the Natural Step as a Multivocal Bridge Builder; Susanna Alexius and Staffan Furusten.- 14. Revenue Diversification in Different Institutional Environments: Financing and Governing the Swedish Art Promotion Movement 1947-2017; Martin Gustavsson.- 15. A Legislator's Inability to Legislate Different Species: A Swedish Case Study oncerning Mutual Insurance Companies; Jan Andersson.- 16. New International Rules for Corporate Governance and the Roles of Management and Boards of Directors; Alexander R. Besher and Staffan Furusten.- 17. Managing Hybrid Organizations; Staffan Furusten and Susanna Alexius.