An Anthropological Approach to the Study of Organizational Change
The Move to Self-Managed Work Teams
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11744233 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ann T Jordan (University of North Texas, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 14-19 |
| Publication date | 1999-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Practicing Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0888-4552 • E-ISSN: 2994-1628 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17730/praa.21.4.ak53500275266262 |
| OpenAlex | W2045632693 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Anthropology plays a useful role in understanding work life in complex organizations. As a practicing anthropologist who works in business organizations along with specialists from other disciplines, I find that there is a particular set of skills and way of knowing that I contribute to understanding human behavior in these complex settings. In this article I plan to concentrate on three of the contributions anthropologists make: our qualitative methods, our holistic perspective and our understanding of organizational culture change. I plan to illustrate these contributions through a description of my recent work studying self-managed work teams of knowledge workers in six organizations. This work is from a three-year study conducted by a team which included specialists in anthropology, psychology, management, computer science, and engineering
Applied anthropology · Engineering ethics · Knowledge management · Management · Organizational Behavior · Organizational change · Organizational culture · Perspective (graphical · Plan (archaeology · Political science · Public relations · Set (abstract data type · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture · Collaboration in agile enterprises · Computer Science · Engineering · Information Systems Theories and Implementation · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2010 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |