Бессмысленный труд, бредовая работа и организационный абсурд: новые направления для институциональной теории
Аннотация
Данная статья посвящена синтезу двух направлений в исследованиях организаций: институциональной теории и исследованиям бессмысленного труда. Институциональная теория одной из первых обратила свое внимание на непоследовательные и неэффективные действия, совершаемые внутри организации, предложив концептуальный аппарат для их анализа. Подобные явления, согласно институциональной точке зрения, в реальности все же выполняли определенную функцию. Они позволяли организациям подстраиваться под требования институциональной среды. Однако со временем корпоративная реальность все больше наполнялась трудом, который стал казаться бессмысленным и бесполезным даже тем, кто им занимался, и институционализм утратил свою объяснительную силу. Формировавшаяся практически параллельно область исследований бессмысленного труда анализировала подобные тенденции распространения глупости, бреда и абсурда в современных организациях на альтернативных теоретических основаниях. В настоящей работе я описываю аспекты, которые институциональная теория может позаимствовать из поля исследований бессмысленного труда: внимание к субъективной неудовлетворенности и намеренное уклонение организаций от полноценного соответствия каким-либо институциональным правилам.Скачивания
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