"The book explores how various social settings are partially organized even when they do not form part of a formal organization. It also shows how evenformal organizations may be only partially organized. Professors Göran Ahrne and Nils Brunsson first established the concept of partial...

A growing number of organizations are meta-organizations; rather than individuals they have other organizations as their members. This comprehensive book explains, in-depth, the unique way in which meta-organizations function, how they differ from organizations with individual membership, and...