Organizations, Institutions, and Symbols: Introduction to a Point-Counterpoint Conversation

Daniel Muzio; Elena Dalpiaz; Dennis Jancsary; Christine Moser; Stephan Leixnering; Markus Höllerer; Nelson Philips; Martin Kornberger; Renate Meyer

doi:10.1111/joms.13060

Organizations, Institutions, and Symbols: Introduction to a Point-Counterpoint Conversation

Daniel Muzio^*, Elena Dalpiaz, Dennis Jancsary, Christine Moser, Stephan Leixnering, Markus Höllerer, Nelson Philips, Martin Kornberger, Renate Meyer

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The symbol is one of the key concepts in organization and management scholarship. Yes as indicated by the authors in this debate, it has not been adequately conceptualized and as such it remains rather blunt and opaque. In what is the first systematic conceptual debate on this topic, the authors of this Point-Counterpoint debate seek to address this issue. The respective essays, despite marked differences in their approaches, offer novel and thought-provoking accounts of what the symbol is and how it works. Taken together these contributions offer a series of exciting new avenues to guide and redirect future research in this area.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3786-3792
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Management Studies
Volume	61
Issue number	8
Early online date	21 Feb 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.13060
Publication status	Published - Dec 2024

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