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Orders of the Division of Labor: Self-reference in Organization Structures

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Název: Orders of the Division of Labor: Self-reference in Organization Structures
Autoři: Norman Meisinger
Zdroj: Journal of Organizational Sociology, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 103-126 (2024)
Informace o vydavateli: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2024.
Rok vydání: 2024
Témata: division of labor, organization design, 0502 economics and business, 05 social sciences, self-reference, Sociology (General), management fashion, organization theory, organization structure, HM401-1281
Popis: As a consequence of a variety of dynamics that firms have to deal with, their structures are continually evolving. Some of the resulting patterns and structural properties, however, only become visible at a greater distance from the object of analysis. Thus, this paper analyzes organization structures – conceptualized as the way in which firms divide and institutionalize labor – in their long-term development and shapes the phenomenon of aggregating structural self-reference. This self-reference is decomposed into a taxonomy based on three orders of the division of labor (DoL), each with a corresponding division logic (efficiency, effectivity, and viability) and structural implementation method (specialization, contextualization, and reflection) that firms apply to cope with steadily-changing environmental conditions. Each of the three orders reflects a response to a distinct period of change conceptualized as different bundles of stimuli (the Taylorian, Schumpeterian, and VUCA ‘zeitgeist’) through which new orders of the division of labor emerged.
Druh dokumentu: Article
Jazyk: English
ISSN: 2752-2997
DOI: 10.1515/joso-2024-0008
Přístupová URL adresa: https://doaj.org/article/e49326dcd51a466b9e740425846f9b98
Rights: CC BY
Přístupové číslo: edsair.doi.dedup.....9c1f481a76376ca7c39f72651eeace73
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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Abstrakt:As a consequence of a variety of dynamics that firms have to deal with, their structures are continually evolving. Some of the resulting patterns and structural properties, however, only become visible at a greater distance from the object of analysis. Thus, this paper analyzes organization structures – conceptualized as the way in which firms divide and institutionalize labor – in their long-term development and shapes the phenomenon of aggregating structural self-reference. This self-reference is decomposed into a taxonomy based on three orders of the division of labor (DoL), each with a corresponding division logic (efficiency, effectivity, and viability) and structural implementation method (specialization, contextualization, and reflection) that firms apply to cope with steadily-changing environmental conditions. Each of the three orders reflects a response to a distinct period of change conceptualized as different bundles of stimuli (the Taylorian, Schumpeterian, and VUCA ‘zeitgeist’) through which new orders of the division of labor emerged.
ISSN:27522997
DOI:10.1515/joso-2024-0008