Organizational Hybridity: Perspectives, Processes, Promises

Organizations are responding to complex social problems by combining forms, identities, and logics, creating hybridity. This edited volume explores recent developments in the literature and sets a foundation for future research on organizational hybridity, offering a multi-level, dynamic approach to capturing and explaining heterogeneity in how hybridity manifests and evolves.

Format: Hardback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 07 December 2020
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited

Organizations are responding to complex and intractable social problems by adopting novel approaches that transcend traditional boundaries and combine diverse elements such as forms, identities, and logics. This phenomenon, known as organizational hybridity, has garnered significant scholarly attention, with research expanding across various theoretical lenses and exploring a wide range of empirical contexts. In this edited volume, we take a comprehensive look at recent developments in the literature and provide a foundation for future research on organizational hybridity.

Our multi-level, dynamic approach aims to capture and explain the heterogeneity in how hybridity manifests and evolves within organizations and fields over time. The chapters included in the volume cover key topics such as institutional logics, organizational identity, social categories, and paradox approaches to hybridity. These chapters examine a diverse range of settings, including social enterprise, microfinance, impact investing, business sustainability, health care, and government.

By examining these diverse contexts, the volume offers valuable insights and analytical tools for addressing pressing societal challenges. It is a must-read for organizational scholars, as well as leaders in business, non-profit, and public sector organizations, who seek to develop timely and relevant insights to navigate the complex landscape of today's organizations.

Weight: 612g
Dimension: 160 x 239 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781839093555