New Organizational Forms

Abstract

In this chapter, the reader, relying on an in-depth description of contemporary forms of production and work organization, will become familiar with the key concepts tied to new organizational forms. More specifically, this chapter focuses on (1) how and why new forms of organizations have come to replace traditional and hierarchical organizational forms; (2) how new organizational forms are conceived to enhance the creative and competitive potential of employees in organizations; (3) how new organizational forms are conceived as carriers of subtle forms of power and control. Additionally, agile methodologies are presented to illustrate an instance of modern organizational form.