Handbook of Organizing Economic, Ecological and Societal Transformation

This handbook gathers contributors from different disciplines of the social sciences, such as organization and management studies, sociology, anthropology and political science, to constructively discuss the kinds of transformations we need to see in coming years. These transformations concern the way we work, produce and consume but also the way in which we think about work, production and consumption.

In an explicit rejection of the demand that the social sciences provide quick fixes, the contributors of this handbook discuss possible solutions in a critical and comprehensive manner and with an eye to both their environmental and societal implications. The handbook is divided into four parts: Opening up futures, Techno-economic transformations at work, Sustainable environmental transformation, and Radical democratic futures.

The handbook is of interest to all critical academics interested in constructive suggestions regarding necessary societal transformations.

Elke Weik is Associate Professor at the University of Southern Denmark. She is a critical management scholar with a vivid interest in organizational theory, social theory and philosophy. She has worked on theorizing post-1989 transformation processes, the history of the university and the market for knowledge, the problem of ‘Teflon’ academics, the influence of culture on marketsand the aesthetic dimension of the social.

Chris Land is Professor of Work and Organization in the School of Management at Anglia Ruskin University. His research is primarily concerned with the sociology of work, with a particular focus on how work is changing, for example with the resurgence of interest in craft and artisanal work. He has edited two books previously: the Routledge Companion to Alternative Organization, and Against Automobility. His current research is examining wellbeing in the workplace, with particular attention to the emergency services, and the changing nature of skill under ‘Industry 5.0’ technologies.

Ronald Hartz is Research Assistant at Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany. He is a critical organization scholar, interested in organization theory, alternative forms of work and organization (esp. cooperatives), the transformation of higher education and discursive and aesthetic perspectives of work, management and organization.