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Robots as addressable non-persons: an analysis of categorial work at the boundaries of the social world
No full textPrompted by the material turn in the social sciences and the development of novel interaction technologies, lively debates in social theory have arisen regarding the agency of non-human entities. While these debates primarily involve exchanging theoretical arguments against the background of different theoretical positions, ethnomethodological membership categorization analysis (MCA) provides an empirical approach to questions of non-human agency. The article discusses the debate on non-human agency, demonstrates how MCA can be used to investigate categorial work at the boundaries of the social, and presents the example of an encounter between two museum visitors and a humanoid robot to show how the robot is categorized in a specific way as an ‘addressable non-person.’ In this way, it becomes clear that social-theoretical debates and empirically oriented MCA can mutually inspire each other and how the ‘basic categorization apparatus’ addresses new alterities
Soziologische Erzählkunst - Ein Werkstattbesuch bei Pierre Bourdieus „Das Elend der Welt“
No full textRelational Economics in Practice. An Introduction and User Guide
No full textThe LEIZ Relational Economics in Practice case study series is an open-access resource for educators and students of business studies. This offer by the Leadership Excellence Institute Zeppelin (LEIZ) of Zeppelin University in Germany includes cases created by its team of researchers, including professors, postdocs, and PhD candidates. In this introduction and case study guide, Josef Wieland and Julika Baumann Montecinos elaborate on the conceptual foundations and analytical tools to approach the case studies. Grounded on the theory of Relational Economics, the cases provide an opportunity to apply this theory to real-life business challenges, including the step-by-step tool of the Stakeholder Model of Relational Decision Making. The cases in this series follow a structured scheme, including case descriptions, key challenges, core questions, and theoretical discussions based on cutting-edge research. Topics covered address AI implementation, large project management, global organisation and transformation, transcultural learning, and managing transcultural teams
Managing Transcultural Teams
No full textLEIZ Case Study #4 – Managing Transcultural TeamsThis case study focuses on the management of transcultural teams. It describes a situation in which a manager is faced with a high level of cultural complexity in the execution of a project. The case study stimulates the reader to reflect on the trade-off between the innovation potential of diversity and the barriers to collaboration in highly heterogeneous teams. The concepts of the contact hypothesis, communities of practice and transcultural competences are presented as possible theoretical concepts that can be helpful in the search for practical solutions to overcome challenges related to cultural complexity
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: An Opportunity for Transcultural Learning?
No full textLEIZ Case Study #5 – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: An opportunity for transcultural learning?There was a mixed reaction when Qatar was announced as the host nation for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in December 2010. On one hand, there was celebration on the Qatari side, though it was followed by controversy, particularly about human rights, working conditions, and treatment of LGBT people and women. Efforts to reform the labour system, including a partnership with the International Labour Organization, aimed to improve worker rights and protections. Despite these reforms, the situation highlighted a wider cultural conflict and emphasised the complexity of applying universal human rights standards in different cultural contexts. Overall, this case study looks at the FIFA World Cup from the perspective of a sponsoring company and an architectural firm and applies a transcultural perspective to identify potential learning opportunities
Organizational Learning as Relational Governance
No full textThis book critically examines existing organizational learning theories that often center on employees and adopt a neo-classical organizational view. In this book, organizational learning (OL) is conceptualized from a relational governance perspective. Departing from the relational economics approach, it describes organizations as dynamic nexuses of stakeholders' resources and interests, extending beyond conventional intra-organizational contexts to encompass an open systems view. By viewing organizations as independent entities, distinct from individual stakeholders, the author introduces the concept of transactions as the fundamental unit of analysis in organization theory. Stakeholders contribute diverse rationalities, and OL emerges as the process of relationalizing these rationalities, enabling multi-contextual transactions within organizations.This book sheds light on epistemological and ontological challenges in OL literature, such as the OL paradox and anthropomorphism. To address these issues, the author advocates a shift from methodological individualism to methodological relationism, wherein OL becomes a micro-meso-relational process involving both stakeholders and the organization as an entity. Combining conceptual insights with empirical evidence from a multinational company's case study, the book showcases how relational learning can be practically applied in organizations. The findings corroborate the conceptual framework, supporting the notion of organizations as resource-rich nexuses and learning as a comprehensive relational process involving both entities and stakeholders. This book offers an essential contribution to the field. It appeals to scholars and practitioners interested in organizational studies, corporate governance, and relational economics