This text briefly depicts the history of an encounter between anthropology and organization theory in the Anglo-Saxon literature in the period 1990-2010 as seen by an organization scholar. In focus are some stable characteristics and some changes in this relationship, against the background of...

Intro -- Introduction Barbara Czarniawska and Guje Sevón -- On "Scandinavian Institutionalism" -- Constructionism in Studies of Science and Technology -- The Contents of the Volume -- Travels of Ideas Barbara Czarniawska and Bernward Joerges -- Organizational Imitation in Identity...

Actor-Network Theory (ANT) has over the past few decades developed into a practical, challenging and intriguing tool for studying organizing. Its unique approach brings to light the multiple ways that people, artifacts, institutions and organizations become intertwined. ANT-inspired studies...