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Tamara: Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry

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Year 2019 
Volume 17 
Issue 1

The Effects of Social Acceleration on the Organization-Place Relationship

Dietmar Sternad
Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria

James Kennelly
Skidmore College, USA

2019 17 (1) Tamara: Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry

Abstract

In this conceptual paper, we analyze how social acceleration as a key phenomenon of modern societies affects the relationship between organizations and places. We identify two dimensions of how organizations relate to places: (a) embeddedness (the degree of material integration in a place) and (b) attachment (the psychic closeness, identification, or affective bonds with a place). Building on Rosa’s (2003; 2013) seminal work on social acceleration, we further propose three processes (the time-space distanciation effect, the situational identity effect, and the managerial myopia effect) through which temporal changes in modern societies can lead to a loosening of ties between organizations and places. As the attachment to a place may also represent a precondition for organizations to develop a ‘field of care,’ the framework presented in this paper can help us develop a better understanding of the factors that influence whether organizations can develop a ‘sense of place’ that fosters responsible social and environmental performance that enhances the well-being of places and communities, respectively.

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Sternad, Dietmar & Kennelly, James J. (2019). The Effects of Social Acceleration on the Organization-Place Relationship. (2019). The Effects of Social Acceleration on the Organization-Place Relationship. Tamara: Journal For Critical Organization Inquiry, 17(1), 26-36. (Original work published 2019)

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Sternad, Dietmar and Kennelly, James J.. “The Effects Of Social Acceleration On The Organization-Place Relationship”. 2019. Tamara: Journal For Critical Organization Inquiry, vol. 17, no. 1, 2019, pp. 26-36.

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Sternad, Dietmar and Kennelly, James J.. “The Effects Of Social Acceleration On The Organization-Place Relationship”. Tamara: Journal For Critical Organization Inquiry, Tamara: Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry, 17, no. 1 (2019): 26-36.