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| Type | Conference Presentation |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | The communicative constitution of partial organizations |
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| Presentation Type | paper |
| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
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| Event Title | European Group of Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloqium |
| Event Type | conference |
| Event Location | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Event Start Date | July 6 - 2011 |
| Event End Date | July 9 - 2011 |
| Abstract Text | In this paper, we aim to contribute to Ahrne and Brunsson’s notion of “partial organization” (2011). By definition, partial organizations lack one or more of the typical features of “complete organizations”, i.e., hierarchies, membership, rules, or monitoring and sanction mechanisms. We reconstruct phenomena of partial organizations from a theoretical perspective called “communication constitutes organizations” (CCO). The CCO view allows for examining partial organizations as dynamic phenomena that typically undergo a discursive trajectory over time. Based on the empirical example of the Equator Principles (EP) standard in international project finance, we show that partial orga¬ni¬za¬tions can face pressures of eventually developing into a more “complete” organization, that is, by adding further organizational elements (e.g., hierarchies, membership, etc.). This identified pro¬cess pattern may also hold true for other phenomena of partial organizations in the global realm. |
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| Keywords | organization theory; partial organization; communication constitutes organizations (CCO); globalization; corporate social responsibility (CSR); Equator Principles |
| Additional Information | This research benefited from the funding by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and the Swiss Network of International Studies (SNIS). |