Organizations as Place Builders

We argue that the role of organizations as agents in the construction of place has been overlooked in the management and organizations literature. Using concepts from sociology, cultural geography, and management, we develop a typology that illustrates how organizations contribute to the social cons...

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Published in:Journal of behavioral and applied management 2007-09, Vol.9 (1), p.33
Main Authors: Thomas, David F., Cross, Jennifer E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Organization theory
Organizational behavior
Philanthropy
Social construction
Social responsibility
Society
Sociology
Stockholders
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Summary:We argue that the role of organizations as agents in the construction of place has been overlooked in the management and organizations literature. Using concepts from sociology, cultural geography, and management, we develop a typology that illustrates how organizations contribute to the social construction of place. This typology presents an analytic scheme for examining the place-building characteristics of organizations and a basis for developing theories on the interdependence between places and organizations.
ISSN:1930-0158
1930-0158
DOI:10.21818/001c.16778