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Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-184) and index
Description:
A growing number of organizations are meta-organizations; rather than individuals they have other organizations as their members. This comprehensive book explains, in-depth, the unique way in which meta-organizations function, how they differ from organizations with individual membership, and how they are crucial agents in the process of globalization
1. Organized organizations -- 2. Many meta-organizations -- 3. Environment, members, and meta-organizations -- 4. Creating and sustaining meta-organizations -- 5. Similarity, dissimilarity, and identity formation -- 6. Conflicts and decision-making problems -- 7. The dynamics of meta-organizations -- 8. Meta-organizations and individual-based organizations -- 9. Organized globalisation