| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences |
| Place of Publication | Oxford |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Volume | 17 |
| Edition | 2nd |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0080970868 |
| Publication status | Published - 27 Mar 2015 |
Abstract
The geography of organization denotes the interdisciplinary study of the spatial aspects of
organizations and processes of organizing. Geography as well as organization and
management studies are the major fields to contribute to this area. Three major strands of
research can be distinguished. One focuses on ‘organizations in space’ and how
organizational action transforms space and vice versa. The second one looks inside
organizations and is interested in how space shapes organizational life. The third one moves
away from the organization as an entity but rather centers on how processes of organizing
create emergent socio-material orders.
organizations and processes of organizing. Geography as well as organization and
management studies are the major fields to contribute to this area. Three major strands of
research can be distinguished. One focuses on ‘organizations in space’ and how
organizational action transforms space and vice versa. The second one looks inside
organizations and is interested in how space shapes organizational life. The third one moves
away from the organization as an entity but rather centers on how processes of organizing
create emergent socio-material orders.
Keywords
- organizations
- geography
- space
- institutions
- organizing
- ordering
- networks
- embeddedness
- firms
- NGOs
- communities of practice
- performativity
- materiality
- multiplicity