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A new perspective on the genealogy of collective action through the history of religious organizations

de Vaujany, François-Xavier (2010), A new perspective on the genealogy of collective action through the history of religious organizations, Management and Organizational History, 5, 1, p. 65-78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1744935909356372

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Date
2010
Journal name
Management and Organizational History
Volume
5
Number
1
Publisher
Sage
Pages
65-78
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Author(s)
de Vaujany, François-Xavier
Abstract (EN)
This article puts forwards a “reorientationist” perspective about the genealogy of collective action and artefacts deployed for its orientation. It draws on the history of religion and religious organizations as elaborated by several promoters of the so-called “new history” in France. These historians (mainly medievalist) can be helpful in writing a different genealogy of contemporary models of collective action (i.e. ways of reaching a goal together) and their institutional context in western countries. They can also facilitate a critical understanding of long-range organizational dynamics.
Subjects / Keywords
Genealogy of collective action; Catholic Church; new history; history of managerial practices; history of religious organizations
JEL
M1 - Business Administration