Practice theory, work, and organization : an introduction /

Practice theory, work, and organization : an introduction /

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Author / Creator:	Nicolini, Davide.
Imprint:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Organization -- Research -- Methodology. Organization -- Research -- Methodology -- Case studies. Work -- Research -- Methodology. Work -- Research -- Methodology -- Case studies. Organization -- Research -- Methodology. Electronic books. Case studies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11167257

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ISBN:	9780191644627 0191644625 1283834901 9781283834902 9780199231607 0199231605 0199231591 9780199231591
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-259) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	What is practice theory? Where do practice theories come from? What do they say? Do they really offer something new to the study of work and organization? In setting out to answer these questions, this book provides a rigorous yet accessible introduction to contemporary theories of practice, discussing their distinctive contribution to work and organization studies. Practice theories are a set of conceptual tools and methodologies for investigating, analysing, and representing everyday practice through written text, language, images, and behaviour. Drawing on a variety of theoretical traditions, they have explored the idea that phenomena such as knowledge, meaning, science, power, organized activity, sociality, and institutions are rooted in practice. The book first examines the origins of the idea of practice. Recognizing that a unified theory of practice does not exist, the central chapters of the book then discuss the theory and concepts of the main scholarly traditions that have, collectively, contributed to the 'practice turn' in social and organization studies. Each of the central chapters concludes with a fully worked example of the theory in application. Practice theories have become of increasing interest for management and organizational scholars in recent years, and this book is an advanced introduction to the complexities of the area for academics, researchers, and graduate students in organization studies, management, and across the social sciences.
Other form:	Print version: Nicolini, Davide. Practice theory, work, and organization. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012 9780199231607

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Summary:	What are practice theories? Where do they come from? What do they say? Do they offer something new to the study of work and organization? Practice theories are a set of conceptual tools and methodologies for investigating, analysing, and representing everyday practice. They develop the idea that phenomena such as knowledge, meaning, science, power, organized activity, sociality, and institutions are rooted in practice. The volume provides a rigorous yet accessible introduction to this emerging area of study. Recognizing that a unified theory of practice does not exist, the book surveys the main scholarly traditions that have, collectively, contributed to the practice turn in social and organization studies. Each chapter examines the main assumptions and concepts of these traditions, discussing their distinctive contribution to work and organization studies. The chapters are accompanied by a fully worked example of how the theory can be applied to empirical research, making the text suitable for teaching purposes. The book will constitute a valuable resource for researchers and graduate students in organization studies and management, and scholars across disciplines who are interested to know more about the topic.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-259) and index.
ISBN:	9780191644627 0191644625 1283834901 9781283834902 9780199231607 0199231605 0199231591 9780199231591