Liminality in Organization Studies

Maria Rita Tagliaventi is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of Bologna, Italy.

Preface

Chapter 1: The Foundations of Liminality





Introduction
Between and Betwixt: Experiencing Transitions


Timeliness and Spacelessness
Rites, Ceremonies, and Symbols
The Anti-Structure
Communitas
Identity Work


Liminality as a Realm of Possibilities, but also a Domain of Anguish


The Creative Power of Liminal Personae
The Negative Feelings Associated to Liminality


The Liminoid Experience
Conclusion



Chapter 2: Liminality and Organizations

2.1 Introduction





The Changing Nature of Work Arrangements and the Diffusion of Liminality


Liminality across Organizational Boundaries
Liminality as Contingent Work
Liminality within a Single Organization
Liminality as the Pursuit of Multiple Careers


Liminality in Specific Organizational Settings


Entrepreneurship as Liminal Experience
Liminality in Teams and the Relevance of Leadership


The Liminal Organization
The Aftermath of Liminality in Organizational Settings
Conclusion



Chapter 3: Emergent Perspectives on Liminality

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Liminality as a Protracted Experience

3.3 Liminality as a Repeated (and Repeatable) Experience

3.4 Liminality as a Dynamic Experience

3.5 Liminality as Additive Experiences

3.6 Liminality as Degree of Intensity of Experience

3.7 Liminality as Creation of Practices

3.8 Conclusion

Chapter 4: Towards a Model of Liminal Experience





Introduction
Perception of Liminal Experience


The Dimensions of Timeliness and Spacelessness
The Dimension of Anti-structure
The Dimensions of Communitas
The Dimensions of Identity Work
The Dimensions of Collective and Individual Practice


Conclusion



References

Index