From categories to categorization : studies in sociology, organizations and strategy at the crossroads

• Other Authors: Durrand, Rodolphe (Editor), Granqvist, Nina (Editor), Tyllström, Anna (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017.
• Series: Research in the sociology of organizations ; v. 51.
• Subjects: Organizational sociology.; Organizational behavior.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781787142381; 9781787143395
• ISSN: 0733-558X ;
• DOI: 10.1108/S0733-558X201751
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (380) pages.

Categorization pervades economic life; products, services, firms and industries are continuously being classified by rivals, clients, experts and critics. A stream of research highlighting the importance of market and product categories for organizations and individuals has grown in importance durin...

Table of Contents:

• Prelims
• Section I: Introduction
• Section II: Categorization as politics and strategy
• Section III: Categorizing the unknown
• Section IV: Times and places of categorization
• About the authors
• Index.