Effect of virtual organizing on formal-informal interplay within an organization

Latasri Hazarika1 () and Anubha Shekhar Sinha ()
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Latasri Hazarika1: Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Anubha Shekhar Sinha: Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode

No 396, Working papers from Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode

Abstract: Virtual organizing as a cost-effective practice, has become a trend in both small and big organizations. The Covid-19 pandemic has made virtual organizing even more relevant for today’s organizations. Although literature shows a balanced picture of positive and negative impacts of organizing human efforts virtually, it fails to explain how virtual organizing impacts the nerve of an organization – the interplay of formal-informal organizing. Hence this study synthesizes the extant literature to address the gap. This study additionally utilizes extended case method (Burawoy, 1998) to leverage on reflexive learning as a qualitative research method. Organizational attachment theory (Bowlby, 1969; Hazan & Shaver, 1990) is used as a theoretical lens to study the phenomenon. The paper contributes towards the virtual organizing literature by extending its knowledge in the informal organizing context. The practical implication of the study aids practitioners of virtual organizing to assess its overall effectiveness and to mitigate associated risks.

Keywords: Virtual organizing; Informal organizing; Remote working; Organizational attachment; Reflexive learning; Organizational psychology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24 pages
Date: 2020-10
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