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Max Boisot was one of the most original thinkers in management and organization studies. An independent scholar with an independent, enquiring, and innovative mind, his work ranged over a number of different areas from early attempts to understand contemporary developments in China to the role of information in organizations, and later the management of Big Science.Yet, as this book shows, there was a central strand that ran through these apparently diverse areas, which was the attempt to understand the relationship between knowledge and information, and its organization -- in firms, organizations, and societies -- by means of the model Boisot developed, the 'I-Space'. Knowledge, Organization, and Management brings together key examples of Max Boisot's work into a single volume, setting these alongside original, extended commentaries and reflections by his academic collaborators. Structured under five core sections, it covers the main areas in which he forged new understandings: analyses of the Chinese system; organizational complexity; the strategic management of knowledge; knowledge in Big Science; and innovations in education. A further section includes six reflective essays by Boisot's collaborators.The book will be invaluable to organization and management scholars, students, and intellectually curious practitioners.Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press
ISBN-139780199669165
eBay Product ID (ePID)149004168
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
Publication NameKnowledge, Organization, and Management: Building on the Work of Max Boisot
LanguageEnglish
SubjectManagement, Business
Publication Year2013
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaOrganizational Sociology
AuthorMartin Ihrig, John Child
Dimensions
Item Height240 mm
Item Weight622 g
Additional Product Features
EditorJohn Child, Martin Ihrig
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom