Marginal Organizations : Analyzing Organizations at the Edge of Society's Mainstream

Tafoya, Dennis W.

ISBN 10: 1349478806 / ISBN 13: 9781349478804

Published by Palgrave Macmillan 2014-03, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Marginal Organizations : Analyzing Organizations at the Edge of Society's Mainstream
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan 2014-03
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1349478806
• ISBN 13: 9781349478804
• Binding: PF
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

On one hand, marginals are complex organizational systems. On the other hand, they are an example of elegant, applied organizational operations. In The Marginal Organization, Tafoya focuses on organizations often described as part of an informal economy, informal sector, underground economy, or unofficial economy. He presents these systems first as organizations and then as organizations operating outside of society's mainstream, as marginal organizations. He outlines a means for studying marginals so that underlying behavioral patterns can be identified, examined and, if needed, addressed. A simple approach to a study of marginal organizations might conclude they exist simply to meet the needs of their stakeholders - they do not. Thinking of marginals as competing in the context of other organizations allows the reader the opportunity to explore new themes, such as when and how marginals may be more inventive and innovative that mainstream organizations, and what one might conclude about illegal marginals like drug pushers and prostitutes. Tafoya's newest contribution to the field of organizational study is not to be missed.

About the Author

Dennis W. Tafoya is the president of CompCite, Inc.