Materiality in Management Studies: Development of the Theoretical Frontier

The book "Materiality: A New Frontier in Management Studies" explores the fragmented concept of materiality in business administration and its relationship to meta-theories in the humanities and social sciences. It emphasizes the need to develop a comprehensive understanding of materiality across various fields, including office spaces, high-tech aircraft maintenance, personnel evaluations, fuel efficiency standards, and innovation. Institutional organization theory, organizational routine research, organizational wrongdoing research, critical management studies, and science-based innovation are all discussed as ways to address the material dimension of organizations. Empirical research in Japanese management studies is emerging to further explore the implications of materiality.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 78 pages
Publication date: 02 March 2022
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

The book offers a comprehensive exploration of the concept of materiality, which has been fragmented across various fields of business administration and occasionally associated with interpretive postmodern business administration. It also delves into the meta-theories discussed in the humanities and social sciences, aimed at transcending humanistic dualism. This book is dedicated to advancing the understanding of materiality as a theoretical frontier that has yet to receive sufficient attention in management studies. It encompasses a wide range of topics, including daily work practices in office spaces, the manualization of high-tech aircraft maintenance, quantified personnel evaluations, fuel efficiency standards, and innovation through advanced scientific equipment.

Institutional organization theory centers its attention on the material upon which institutions are inscribed. Organizational routine research endeavors to unravel the material dimension of organizational performative practices. Organizational wrongdoing research critiques the practice of material measurement based on social constructionism. Critical management studies focus on the material space as a means to challenge the humanistic concept of time. Science-based innovation challenges sociomaterialistic science practices that originate from devices for management of technology (MOT) that have failed to penetrate the workings of science and technology.

Emerging researchers in Japanese management studies are actively conducting empirical research to unravel the implications of the concept of materiality, contributing to the ongoing development of this field.

Weight: 157g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811686412
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022