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This paper aims to contribute to, and extend, the emergent Sociology of organizational space. It engages critically with labour process approaches, which position space within a control-resistance paradigm, suggesting that the conceptualization of space embedded within these accounts is limited and limiting. Drawing on insights from cultural geography the paper uses a new empirical study to show the ways that spatial meanings and spatial practices in the micro-spaces of office life are constructed through diverse experiences, memories and identities operating at a range of spatial scales.

This volume takes stock of entrepreneurship research within organizational sociology, critically examining the theoretical presuppositions of the field and situating extant research within the sociological canon. The contributors to this volume exemplify how the disciplinary lens of sociology provides a systematic foundation to understand the context, process, and effects of entrepreneurial activity. Topics explored include entry into entrepreneurship, immigrant entrepreneurship and enclaves, academic entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurialism related to new organizational forms.The breadth and depth of the research offered by the esteemed scholars that have contributed to this volume highlight the progressive nature of sociological research on entrepreneurship. Taken as a whole, the volume points the way towards a more comprehensive framework for the development of the sociology of entrepreneurship. Research in the Sociology of Organizations is an international series. It is especially concerned with specifying the unique contributions of sociological theories and research techniques to the analysis of organizations. Each volume aims to foster debate and dialogue about the value of new theories and research to the field of organizational sociology as well as the growing international community of organizational scholars

Our article takes issue with the treatment of organizations in much urban sociology. We argue that both Marxian political economists and Chicagoan ethnographers and quantitative analysts treat organizations as derivative rather than productive of urban social relations. This problem is not epistemological or methodological. Instead, it is rooted in the objects of analysis that urban sociologists choose. Drawing on key elements of structuration theory, we attempt to lay the groundwork for improving the treatment of organizations in urban sociology by flagging some of the key insights in the sociology of organizations. We do not view this intellectual borrowing as a one–way street, and we emphasize that urbanists have a contribution to make to sociological thinking about organizations. Correcting these problems is essential if we are to understand the link between contemporary institutional transformations and urban neighborhoods.

The book "Unique organizational culture. Sketches on subjective sociology " has two layers. The first is a sociological approach to organizational culture that differs from most studies in management and business sciences. Therefore, it can be a supplementary reading for managers and candidates for managers. The more so because in this social environment the topic of organizational culture has become so fashionable that it plays the role of a key to the success of an organization. It is also sometimes indicated as the mysterious cause of a company's failure. The second layer is historical because the book is based on a long-term study of six organizations, conducted through participant observation over a very specific period. It was the last decade of the 20th century, when Poland was undergoing a profound transformation of society and economy. The jump from the Soviet system to the free market and democracy meant a change in every area of life. It was a time of ups and downs of thousands of businesses, small and large, not to mention unemployment, economic collapse of many industries and crises that affected many regions of Poland. The three companies described in the book - two private and one state-owned - were established during this period to disappear after several years of struggle for survival. Those local brands: Demoskop, Businessman Magazine and NOM 1044 are now forgotten, as are many others, whose founders and employees dreamed of success. In turn, three other companies featured in this book survived undergoing a phase of severe turbulence. Warsaw Town Hall, Water and Sewage Municipal Company (MPWiK) and the Museum of Modern Art have served and still serve both the inhabitants of Warsaw and numerous newcomers. After all, their fate did not depend on the market game. Each of the six organizations has been described as peculiar and unique, with the organizational culture of the breakthrough, symbolized by the Balcerowicz economic reform. It was a painful experience for society as a whole, but also an opportunity for those who wanted and were able to take advantage of it. Systemic transformation in this book is only a background for analysis, of a microsociological nature, focused on myths, atmosphere, patterns of behavior, communication rules, structure, and above all on the mechanisms of organizational power in the daily ritual edition.

1. Essential theories of motivation and leadership -- 2. Essential theories of process and structure -- 3. Historical origins, theoretical foundations, and the future -- 4. From theory to practice -- 5. From unconscious motivation to role-motivated leadership / by John B. Miner.

Taking readers through the practical history of ethnography from its anthropological origins through to its use in a ever-widening variety of organizational, academic and business contexts, this book covers the whole research project process, starting with research design, and dealing with such practical issues as gaining access, note-taking, project management, analysing one s data and negotiating an exit strategy. It is highly practical and incorporates a range of case studies, illustrating organisational ethnography at work. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone wanting to plan and

This Handbook re-asserts the importance of classical sociology as a rich source of insight for contemporary work in organization studies, and demonstrates the way in which these pioneers were deeply engaged with practical, social, and political issues of their time, compared with the increasingly academic focus of research in more recent decades.

Philosophy and organizational aesthetics -- Relevance of philosophical aesthetics in organization studies -- Organizational lens, art photography and creation process -- Art, everyday aesthetics and organizational theory -- Three philosophical sensibilities -- Aesthetic philosophy and the aesthetic approach -- Practice and the Italian aesthetic philosophies -- Aesthetic, hermeneutic and performative sensibility -- Epilogue: playing with philosophical aesthetics to understand organization -- Index.