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Book SynopsisUrsula Plesner is an associate professor at the Department of Organization, Copenhagen Business School. Most of her work examines the relationship between digital technologies and organization in different sectors and industries. She uses her research-based insights in executive teaching focusing primarily on how to organize and manage work around digital technologies. Her work has appeared in journals such as Organization and Strategic Organization. Her work on journalism and digitization has been published in Journalism and in Journal of Organizational Change Management. Emil Husted is an assistant professor at the Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy at Copenhagen Business School (CBS). He is the author of articles and book chapters on the organization of political parties and social movements. His work has appeared in journals such as Organization, Culture and Organization, The Information Society, and ephemera. Emil teaches on the intersection of politics, organizatio
Trade ReviewThis excellent book provides a profound and systematic overview of how work is actually changing with digital technologies ... A must-read for anyone involved in organization studies. * Judy Wajcman, London School of Economics, UK *
This book sees the digital revolution not only in its discontinuities with past practices but also its continuities ... An invaluable resource. * Stewart Clegg, University of Technology Sydney Business School, Australia *
A refreshing perspective on digital phenomena and their impact on today's organizations and ways of working ... Timely and useful. * Anne-Laure Fayard, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, USA *
Table of ContentsPART 1: DIGITAL ORGANIZING 1. The Digital and the Organizational 2. Technology as a Theme in Organization Studies 3. Perspectives on Technology and Organization PART 2: REVISITING THEMES IN ORGANIZATION STUDIES 4. Structure and Infrastructure 5. Production and Produsage 6. Collaboration and Co-Creation 7. Knowledge and Datafication 8. Communication and Interactivity 9. Legitimacy and Transparency 10. Power and Empowerment 11. Implications of Digital Organizing.
