This book studies accounts of alternative organisations in India and provides critical insights on if and why alternative organisations matter to management theory and practice, how management theory can be applied to the context of alternative organisations, and how, from an alternate organisational perspective, existing debates in management can be enriched. Some other questions examined in this book are: what are spaces of organising outside corporations? How do these alternative organisational forms challenge our assumptions about a globalised, monolithic capitalist order? How do we understand the organisational lives of those marginalised, silenced and oppressed? How can we imagine an alternative organisational reality? It includes cases from different parts of India that explore the functioning of a Special Investigation Team constituted by the Supreme Court of India, Mritshilpis (idol-makers), homeless shelters, panchayats, Shahid Hospital, Budhan Theater, Swaraj University, and organisations that promote social inclusivity.

Studies accounts of alternative organisations in India and provides critical insights on why they matter to management theory and practice.

About the Author
Devi Vijay is Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. Her research explores framing processes in social movements, narratives of social entrepreneurship, community-based organising, institutional emergence and evolution. Rohit Varman is Professor of Marketing at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. His research interests are broadly in the fields of Critical Marketing and Consumer Culture Theory.

Reviews
'Overall, it is refreshing to read about different instances of alternative organisations in India. Unlike many edited volumes, the chapters here are quite consistent in terms of their rigour and quality of discussions that inform them.' Manish Thakur, DECISION



Book Information
ISBN 9781108422178
Author Devi Vijay
Format Hardback
Page Count 264
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 480g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 158mm * 22mm