Organisationskultur ur två perspektiv
En jämförande studie av två etnografier ifrån socialantropologi och organisationsteori
AnthropologySocial AnthropologyEthnographyOrganizational studiesOrganizational cultureCultureOrganizationPhilosophy of scienceWorkWorkplaceCorporationGarstenKundaTechAppleFieldworkMethodParticipant observationFormalInformalEmicEticConceptMartinAntropologiSocialantropologiEtnografiOrganisationsteoriOrganisationskulturOrganisationKulturVetenskapsteoriJämförelseArbetsplatsArbeteFöretagGarstenKundaTechAppleFältarbeteOrganisationsantropologiMetodDeltagande observationFormelltInformelltEmicEticKulturbegreppMartin
This study aims to compare two ethnographies of organizational culture ? one from the discipline of Social Anthropology and one from the discipline of Organizational Studies ? considering their purpose, their method, and their concept of culture. Despite big similarities, or perhaps thanks to the similarities, some fundamental differences are made visible. The discipline of Organizational Studies has, compared to that of Social Anthropology, regarding the research method being used, less focus on, and less participation in, the informal social life of the organizational culture of the study. Regarding the concept of culture the Organizational Studies consider culture containing more of unity, stability and clear boundaries, compared to Social Anthropology. Further ? the Organizational Studies has more focus on power and structure, while Social Anthropology has more focus on meaning and interpretation. Finally ? the research purpose of studies in Organizational Studies is a bit more normative in its characteristic, than that of Social Anthropology. The study is concluded with a discussion of the future of Social Anthropology and its studies of organizational culture. An argumentation is conducted intended to get the two disciplines to learn from each other in the area of organizational culture, and also intended to show the discipline of Social Anthropology a road to relevant studies in the area of organizational culture.