Placeless Organizations: Collaborating for Transformation

Autor/in	Nardi, Bonnie A.
Titel	Placeless Organizations: Collaborating for Transformation
Quelle	In: Mind, Culture, and Activity, 14 (2007) 1-2, S.5-22 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1074-9039
Schlagwörter	Social Change; Physical Environment; Cultural Influences; Social Theories; Learning Activities; Psychological Patterns; Social Influences; Organizations (Groups); Ecology; Medical Services; Physicians; Access to Health Care; Interpersonal Communication; International Trade; International Cooperation; Computer Software; Internet; Teamwork; Geographic Location + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sozialer Wandel; Natürliche Umwelt; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Gesellschaftstheorie; Lernaktivität; Sozialer Einfluss; Ökologie; Arzt; Physician; Doctor; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Trade; International relations; Handel; Internationale Beziehungen; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit
Abstract	This article defines and discusses placeless organizations as sites and generators of learning on a large scale. The emphasis is on how placeless organizations structure themselves to carry out social transformation--necessarily involving intensive learning--on a national or global scale. The argument is made that place is not a necessary component of such activity and that lack of a sense of place may be beneficial to the work. The article is intended to contribute to elaborating the cultural-historical dimensions of activity theory by examining a social framework within which significant learning activity occurs. (Contains 11 footnotes, 1 table and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10