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New technology, organizational change and governance

Unknown Unknown Palgrave Macmillan (New York, 2013) (eng) English 9781137264220 Unknown Unknown POLITICAL PARTICIPATION-COMPUTER NETWORK RESOURCES; Unknown Globalization and the technological revolution have forced organizations to rethink decision-making structures favouring the adoption of highly innovative practices. This book analyzes the impact of new technologies testing empowerment, engagement and democratization against the new organizational morphology of political parties and corporations.
Physical dimension
xi, 242p. 22 cm. ill.
Summary / review / table of contents

1 Introduction: Towards Organizational Democracy? Convergence and Divergence in Models of Economic and Political Governance / Emmanuelle Avril Avril, Emmanuelle, Christine Zumello Zumello, Christine 1 --
Part I New Paths of Governance --
2 Arts Council England in the 2000s: Towards Digital Era Governance? / Cécile Doustaly Doustaly, Cécile 23 --
3 From London Transport to Transport for London: The Unstable Mix of Politics, Management, and Public Service Values / Roseline Théron Théron, Roseline 39 --
4 Political Parties and Financial Institutions in the United States: The Myth of Direct Access / Christine Zumello Zumello, Christine 55 --
5 From Campaign Finance to Obamacare --
The Supreme Court Disempowering Voters and Parties: The Law of Intended Consequences? / Vincent Michelot Michelot, Vincent 71 --
Part II Breaking Organizational Boundaries --
6 New Challenges of Intra-Party Democracy: Grassroots Activists, Instant Members, and Cyber-Militants / Susan E. Scarrow Scarrow, Susan E. 85 --
7 The Evolution of Decision-Making in the British Labour Party: From Grassroots to Netroots? / Emmanuelle Avril Avril, Emmanuelle 102 --
8 The Scottish National Party and Organizational Democratization / Nathalie Duclos Duclos, Nathalie 118 --
9 New Media, New Organizations, New Politics / James Morone Morone, James 133 --
10 The Evolution of UK Parties in the Web 2.0 and Post-Spin Era / Géraldine Castel Castel, Géraldine 151 --
Part III Emerging Patterns of Organizational Design --
11 The Rise of Machines, the Fall of Organizations / Régine Hollander Hollander, Régine 169 --
12 Centralizing and Decentralizing Effects of Internet Technologies within the Citizens' Trade Campaign in the United States / Jean-Baptiste Velut Velut, Jean-Baptiste 185 --
13 Towards Leaderless Organizations? The Impact of New Technology on Leadership and Learning / Toby Coop Coop, Toby 200 --
14 Political Marketing and Governance: Moving towards the Political Partnership Model of Organization / Jennifer Lees-Marshment Lees-Marshment, Jennifer 218 --
15 Concluding Remarks / Emmanuelle Avril Avril, Emmanuelle, Christine Zumello Zumello, Christine 235.

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