Civilizing and Informalizing

Organizations in an Eliasian Context

Bibliographic Data

ID7102735
AuthorsAd Van Iterson (Maastricht University, The Netherlands, corresponding author), Willem F G Mastenbroek (University of Amsterdam, corresponding author), Willem Mastenbroek (Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Joseph Soeters (0000-0002-2468-2208, Royal Netherlands Military Academy, The Netherlands, corresponding author)
Year2001
Volume8
Issue3
Pages497-514
Publication date2001-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOrganization (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1350-5084 • E-ISSN: 1461-7323
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/135050840183003
OpenAlexW2126947845
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited27

In this paper, we argue that an Eliasian approach is significant because of its long-term study of social processes and its attempt to show the intricate connection between macro-societal developments, such as state formation, and micro-level changes in manners, morals and mentalities. The paper illustrates the relevance of this perspective for organization studies through a discussion of one `nation-specific' and one `overarching' trend in the western civilizing process. The nation-specific trend relates to the value contrast between French civilization and German Kultur, and its impact upon national industrialization and organizational behaviour. The overarching trend relates to `informalization' processes and their effect on organizational integration and emotion codes at work

Context (archaeology · Economic system · Economics · Epistemology · German · Industrialisation · Macro level · Political science · Positive economics · Relevance (law · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Value (mathematics · History · Law · Management and Organizational Studies · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Sociology and Norbert Elias

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