Managing Boundaries in Organizations - Multiple Perspectives

Drawing together an international group of scholars, this book offers insights into the nature of boundaries in organizations, how they may be interpreted and studied, as well as implications for managing.Drawing together an international group of scholars, this book provides provocative perspectives on boundaries in organizations. The emergence, management and transformation of organizational boundaries is intrinsic to modern organization and poses one of the most persistent and potentially rewarding challenges to researchers and managers alike. The book offers insights into the nature of boundaries, how they may be interpreted and studied, as well as implications for managing. The chapters include theoretical perspectives and cases from Europe, Canada, the USA, Australia, the Middle East and Africa.