Penn, A (2006) What can architectural research bring to organization theory? In: Boyd, D (ed.) Proceedings of 22nd Annual ARCOM Conference, 4-6 September 2006, Birmingham, UK.
Abstract
As organisation theory has developed from its foundations in administration and management to incorporate sociological concepts, it has become subject to some of sociology's concerns with method. In particular the separability of people from organisational structures comes into question. Here I review the place of architectural research which studies the effects of the design of the built environment on the behaviour of individuals and organisations. I suggest that as modern organisation theory conceives of the organisation as an emergent phenomenon, the role of the designer as a key actor needs to be incorporated alongside other management roles.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | architectural research; built environment; designer; management roles; organisation; organisational structures |
| Index terms: | built environment, foundations, organizational structure, sociology, designer |
| Subjects: | social theory, structural engineering, infrastructure and transport systems, sociology, profession |
| Topics: | Research Practice, Engineering Principles, Roles and Professions, Urban Studies, Organizational Design |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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