Organizing for societal grand challenges

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Organizing for societal grand challenges

edited by Ali Aslan Gümüsay ... [et al.]

(Research in the sociology of organizations, v. 79)

Emerald, 2022

1st ed

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"Sponsored by the ASA section on Organizations, Occupations and Work"--Cover

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The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. Societal grand challenges have moved from a marginal concern to a mainstream issue within the field of organization and management studies. Organizing for Societal Grand Challenges unpacks how diverse forms of organizing help tackle - or reinforce - grand challenges, while emphasizing the need for researchers to expand their methodological repertoire and reflect upon scholarly practices. This edited collection offers an organizational perspective on societal grand challenges in three sections: Diverse Forms of Organizing and Societal Grand Challenges; Scholarship and Societal Grand Challenges; Reflections and Outlook. The articles offer empirical and conceptual work that focus on a wide variety of regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America, and engage with multiple grand challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, decent work, hunger, inequality, and poverty. Drawing on varied theoretical lenses, the authors take stock of recent developments in the literature, present an overview of the current thinking, and set a foundation for future research on grand challenges in organization and management studies. The articles provide inspiration, insights, and instruments for developing timely and relevant knowledge to engage with the pressing societal grand challenges of our time.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction: How Organizing Matters for Societal Grand Challenges
  • Ali Aslan Gumusay, Emilio Marti, Hannah Trittin-Ulbrich, and Christopher Wickert Section I. Diverse Forms of Organizing & Societal Grand Challenges Chapter 1. Tackling Grand Challenges Collaboratively: The Role of Value-Driven Sensegiving
  • Arne Kroeger, Nicole Siebold, Franziska Gunzel-Jensen, Fouad Philippe Saade, and Jukka-Pekka Heikkila Chapter 2. Building Collective Institutional Infrastructures for Decent Platform Work: The Development of a Crowdwork Agreement in Germany
  • Thomas Gegenhuber, Elke Schuessler, Georg Reischauer, and Laura Thater Chapter 3. Theorizing the Role of Metaphors in Co-orienting Collective Action Towards Grand Challenges: The Example of the Covid-19 Pandemic
  • Dennis Schoeneborn, Consuelo Vasquez, and Joep P. Cornelissen Chapter 4. Wicked Problems and New Ways of Organising: How Fe y Alegria Confronted Changing Manifestations of Poverty
  • Camilo Arciniegas Pradilla, Jose Bento da Silva, and Juliane Reinecke Chapter 5. From a Clash of Social Orders to a Loss of Decidability in Meta-organizations Tackling Grand Challenges: The Case of Japan Leaving the International Whaling Commission
  • Heloise Berkowitz and Michael Grothe-Hammer Chapter 6. Commitment to Grand Challenges in Fluid Forms of Organizing: The Role of Narratives' Temporality
  • Iben Sandal Stjerne, Matthias Wenzel, and Silviya Svejenova Section II. Scholarship & Societal Grand Challenges Chapter 7. Addressing Grand Challenges Through Different Forms of Organising: A Literature Review
  • Leo Juri Kaufmann and Anja Danner-Schroeder Chapter 8. Scale in Research on Grand Challenges
  • Katharina Dittrich Chapter 9. Diaries as a Methodological Innovation for Studying Grand Challenges
  • Madeleine Rauch and Shahzad (Shaz) Ansari Chapter 10. Grand Challenges and Business Education: Dealing with Barriers to Learning and Uncomfortable Knowledge
  • Marian Konstantin Gatzweiler, Corinna Frey-Heger, and Matteo Ronzani Chapter 11. Striving for Societal Impact as an Early-Career Researcher: Reflections on Five Common Concerns
  • Sascha Friesike, Leonhard Dobusch, and Maximilian Heimstadt Section III. Reflections & Outlook Chapter 12. Robust Action: Advancing a Distinctive Approach to Grand Challenges
  • Joel Gehman, Dror Etzion, and Fabrizio Ferraro Chapter 13. Surfing the Grand Challenges Wave in Management Scholarship: How Did We Get Here, Where Are We Now, and What's Next?
  • Jennifer Howard-Grenville and Jonas Spengler

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