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