Social Representations

Elizabeth Kummerow and Neil Kirby
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Elizabeth Kummerow: The University of Adelaide, Australia
Neil Kirby: The University of Adelaide, Australia

Chapter 5 in Organisational Culture:Concept, Context, and Measurement(In Two Volumes), 2013, pp 209-314 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:Origins and Definition of Social RepresentationsConceptual Similarities Between Social Representations and Organisational CultureThe importance of consensusBeliefs and representations as socially created and changedAnxiety reduction function of beliefs and representationsBeliefs and representations as taken-for-granted and unconsciously heldBeliefs and representations as evolving over timeThe role of socialisation and social communication in the evolution and transmission of beliefs and representationsOther conceptual similarities between organisational culture and social representationsThe related concept of the ‘psychological contract’A Comparison of Research Studies in Organisational Culture and Social RepresentationsThe data for comparison: Sourcing and codingGeneral observations about the data setAnalysis and resultsCan differences in broad research agenda inform mutual learning?A Comparison of the Research Methods Used in Organisational Culture and Social Representations ResearchMethods used in organisational culture researchMethods used in social representations researchCan differences in research method inform mutual learning?Conclusions

Keywords: Organisational Culture; Origins; Historical Development; Popularisation; Measurement; Context; Attributions; Climate; Social Representations; Change; Field Research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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