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Urban as a symbolic organizer of the social (Lo urbano como organizador simbólico de lo social) (2015)
Book Chapter
Gaggiotti, H. (2015). Urban as a symbolic organizer of the social (Lo urbano como organizador simbólico de lo social). In L. Urteaga, & V. Casals (Eds.), Horacio Capel, geógrafo (143-162). Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona

The city has been one of the most powerful symbolic artifacts to imagine, represent and organize the social. Capel (1975) suggested that "the definition of the urban" exceeds the geography. Economic, sociological, anthropological, linguistic, philoso... Read More about Urban as a symbolic organizer of the social (Lo urbano como organizador simbólico de lo social).

Journeying and the experiential gaze in research: Theorizing as a form of knowing (2014)
Journal Article
French, R., Gaggiotti, H., & Simpson, P. (2014). Journeying and the experiential gaze in research: Theorizing as a form of knowing. Culture and Organization, 20(3), 185-195. https://doi.org/10.1080/14759551.2014.894515

In this paper, we consider the implications of the ideas of journeying and the experiential gaze for research practice. We do so by drawing first upon Plato's allegory of the Cave as a representation of the journey of the philosopher to see reality,... Read More about Journeying and the experiential gaze in research: Theorizing as a form of knowing.

Journeying and the experiential gaze in research (2012)
Presentation / Conference
French, R., Gaggiotti, H., & Simpson, P. (2012, July). Journeying and the experiential gaze in research. Paper presented at Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism, Barcelona

In this paper we consider the implications of the ideas of journeying and the experiential gaze for research practice. We do so by drawing first upon Plato’s analogy of the Cave as a mythical representation of the journey of the philosopher to see ul... Read More about Journeying and the experiential gaze in research.

A visual inquiry into ethics and change (2012)
Journal Article
Page, M. L., Warren, S., McLean, C., Davison, J., & Gaggiotti, H. (2012). A visual inquiry into ethics and change. Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, 7(1), 72-85. https://doi.org/10.1108/17465641211223474

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the practices and findings of a visual inquiry developed by the co-authors with students in a Business School in the south west of England. The authors are interested in how students engaged with the visual a... Read More about A visual inquiry into ethics and change.

The rhetoric of synergy in a global corporation: Visual and oral narratives of mimesis and similarity (2012)
Journal Article
Gaggiotti, H. (2012). The rhetoric of synergy in a global corporation: Visual and oral narratives of mimesis and similarity. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 25(2), 265-282. https://doi.org/10.1108/09534811211213946

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to expand understanding about the rhetoric of synergy and how it is manifested in a global corporation, Tubworld (name changed), during a period of mergers and acquisitions. Design/methodology/approach: The metho... Read More about The rhetoric of synergy in a global corporation: Visual and oral narratives of mimesis and similarity.

Official chronicles of corporate globalization and unofficial stories of international mobility: Resisting patronage of meaning? (2010)
Journal Article
Gaggiotti, H. (2010). Official chronicles of corporate globalization and unofficial stories of international mobility: Resisting patronage of meaning?. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 23(2), 157-165. https://doi.org/10.1108/09534811011031337

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse contradictions, similarities, and differences between official corporate chronicles and individual stories of international managers of a multinational company. Design/methodology/approach: The analysi... Read More about Official chronicles of corporate globalization and unofficial stories of international mobility: Resisting patronage of meaning?.

Who cares about project deadlines? A processual relational perspective on problems with information sharing in project environments (2009)
Journal Article
Cicmil, S., & Gaggiotti, H. (2009). Who cares about project deadlines? A processual relational perspective on problems with information sharing in project environments. International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies, 3(3-4), 222-240. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJKMS.2009.028838

The paper draws on a study of a manufacturing company which delivers engineering solutions, through projects, to customers in the international oil and gas industry. It focuses on the problem of persistent project delays and failure to meet promised... Read More about Who cares about project deadlines? A processual relational perspective on problems with information sharing in project environments.

Student and lecturers’ experiences of introducing a hybrid IBL approach to teaching organisation studies in a business school (2008)
Other
Page, M., Gaggiotti, H., & Jarvis, C. (2008). Student and lecturers’ experiences of introducing a hybrid IBL approach to teaching organisation studies in a business school

In this paper we set out to introduce our approach to Inquiry Based Learning, the supporting practices we have developed and how they are evolving in hybrid forms in three different undergraduate modules in a Business School. We reflect on some of th... Read More about Student and lecturers’ experiences of introducing a hybrid IBL approach to teaching organisation studies in a business school.

City brand management (CBM): The case of Kazakhstan (2008)
Journal Article
Gaggiotti, H., Low Kim Cheng, P., & Yunak, O. (2008). City brand management (CBM): The case of Kazakhstan. Place Branding and Public Diplomacy, 4(2), 115-123. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.pb.6000081

In order to attract talents and resources, cities in Kazakhstan need to factor in various marketing techniques in their administrative practices and governing philosophies. This paper explores the concept of city branding and its application to the K... Read More about City brand management (CBM): The case of Kazakhstan.

Un lugar en su sitio : narrativas y organización cultural urbana en el espacio latinoamericano (2006)
Book
Gaggiotti, H. (2006). Un lugar en su sitio : narrativas y organización cultural urbana en el espacio latinoamericano

How a city organised? What does a group of people to define and begin their urban cultural practices? Why do places become symbols, by whom or from whom do some places occupy a "space" while others remain in an apparent lack of definition? "A place o... Read More about Un lugar en su sitio : narrativas y organización cultural urbana en el espacio latinoamericano.

Introduction: In search of alternative origins of organizing
Book Chapter
Peltonen, T., Gaggiotti, H., & Case, P. (2018). Introduction: In search of alternative origins of organizing. In H. Gaggiotti, P. Case, & T. Peltonen (Eds.), Origins of Organizing. Edward Elgar

How might we imagine the origins of organizing? We trust that most readers of this volume will agree that this is a thought provoking and challenging question. Are we to anchor the origins of organizing to specific historical events, to particular ph... Read More about Introduction: In search of alternative origins of organizing.

Origins of Organizing
Book
Peltonen, T., Gaggiotti, H., & Case, P. (2018). T. Peltonen, H. Gaggiotti, & P. Case (Eds.), Origins of Organizing. Edward Elgar

Despite of the accumulating body of research on the birth of organizations and organizing, there have been astonishingly few contributions that challenge the established consensus of the social and philosophical programs marking the origin of organiz... Read More about Origins of Organizing.