The first comprehensive guide to anthropological studies of complexorganizations
* Offers the first comprehensive reference to the anthropologicalstudy of complex organizations
* Details how organizational theory and research in business hasadopted anthropology's key concept of culture, inspiring newinsights into organizational dynamics and development
* Highlights pioneering theoretical perspectives ranging fromsymbolic and semiotic approaches to neuroscientific frameworks forstudying contemporary organizations
* Addresses the comparative and cross-cultural dimensions ofmultinational corporations and of non-governmental organizationsworking in the globalizing economy
* Topics covered include organizational dynamics,entrepreneurship, innovation, social networks, cognitive models andteam building, organizational dysfunctions, global networkedorganizations, NGOs, unions, virtual communities, corporate cultureand social responsibility
* Presents a body of work that reflects the breadth and depth ofthe field of organizational anthropology and makes the case for theimportance of the field in the anthropology of the twenty-firstcentury