Organizations, Institutions, and Symbols: Introduction to a Point‐Counterpoint Conversation

The symbol is one of the key concepts in organization and management scholarship. Yet as indicated by the authors in this debate, it has not been adequately conceptualized and as such it remains rather blunt and opaque. In what is the first systematic conceptual debate on this topic, the authors of...

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Published in:Journal of management studies 2024-12, Vol.61 (8), p.3786-3792
Main Authors: Muzio, Daniel, Dalpiaz, Elena, Jancsary, Dennis, Moser, Christine, Leixnering, Stephan, Höllerer, Markus, Phillips, Nelson, Kornberger, Martin, Meyer, Renate
Format: Article
Language:English
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Symbolic
Symbolism
Symbols
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Summary:The symbol is one of the key concepts in organization and management scholarship. Yet as indicated by the authors in this debate, it has not been adequately conceptualized and as such it remains rather blunt and opaque. In what is the first systematic conceptual debate on this topic, the authors of this Point‐Counterpoint debate seek to address this issue. The respective essays, despite marked differences in their approaches, offer novel and thought‐provoking accounts of what the symbol is and how it works. Taken together, these contributions offer a series of exciting new avenues to guide and redirect future research in this area.
ISSN:0022-2380
1467-6486
1467-6486
DOI:10.1111/joms.13060