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

D. Douglas Caulkins is emeritus professor of anthropology atGrinnell College and emeritus director of the Donald L. WilsonProgram in Enterprise and Leadership. His research encompassesvoluntary organizations and social capital in Norway,entrepreneurship and regional development in the UK (Wales,Scotland, Northeast England), heritage sites and national identityin the UK and US, and anthropological contributions to managementtheory. He has published in various journals and books andcurrently is engaged in social entrepreneurship and organizationaldevelopment projects.
Ann T. Jordan is professor of anthropology at Universityof North Texas. She is an applied anthropologist specializing inbusiness anthropology, globalization and transnationalorganizations, Saudi Arabia, and North American Indian studies, andis the author of the books Business Anthropology and TheMaking of a Modern Kingdom: Globalization and Change in SaudiArabia.

Notes on Contributors viiiAbstracts xivExpanding the Field of Organizational Anthropology for theTwenty-first Century 1Ann T. Jordan and D. Douglas CaulkinsPart I Critique and Theory 251. The Organization of Anthropology and Higher Education in theUnited States 27Davydd J. Greenwood2. The Changing Rhetoric of Corporate Culture 56Allen W. Batteau3. New Institutional Approaches to Formal Organizations 74Marietta L. Baba, Jeanette Blomberg, Christine LaBond, and InezAdams4. Entrepreneurship Studies 98Peter Rosa and D. Douglas Caulkins5. Neurological Model of Organizational Culture 122Tomoko Hamada ConnollyPart II Methods and Analysis 1476. Social Networks and Organizations 149Brandon Ofem, Theresa M. Floyd, and Stephen P. Borgatti7. A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understand Global NetworkedOrganizations 167Julia C. Gluesing8. Measuring Organizational Dynamics 193Gerald Mars9. Semiotics of Organizations 204Joseph D. Hankins10. An Ethnography of Numbers 219Daniel Neyland11. Managing Conflict on Organizational Partnerships 236Elizabeth K. BriodyPart III Organizational Processes 25712. Working on Work Organizations 259Charles N. Darrah and Alicia Dornadic13. Organizational Innovation Is a Participative Process275Morten Levin14. Communities of Practice 289Susan Squires and Michael L. Van De Vanter15. Organizational Networks and Social Capital 311Gunnar Lind Haase Svendsen and Christian Waldstrøm16. American Labor Unions as Organizations 328Paul Durrenberger and Suzan Erem17. Virtual Organizations 346Christina Wasson18. Sustaining Social Sector Organizations 362Joan A. Tucker and D. Douglas CaulkinsPart IV Globalization, Development, and Modernization37919. The Contemporary World of Finance 381Allen W. Batteau20. Globalization, Modernization, and Complex Organizations399Ann T. Jordan21. Chinese Business Ventures into China 418Heidi Dahles and Juliette Koning22. Corporate Social Responsibility: Interaction between Marketand Community 438Bengi Ertuna23. NGOs and Community Development: Assessing the Contributionsfrom Sen's Perspective of Freedom 455J. Montgomery Roper24. Why Are Indigenous Organizations Declining in Latin America?471Carmen Martínez Novo25. Australian Indigenous Organizations 493Sarah E. Holcombe and Patrick Sullivan26. Organization of Schooling in Three Countries 519Edmund T. Hamann, Saloshna Vandeyar, and Juan SánchezGarcíaIndex 538