1st Edition

Decisions Without Hierarchy Feminist Interventions in Organization Theory and Practice

By Kathleen Iannello Copyright 1992
148 Pages
by Routledge

148 Pages
by Routledge

Decisions Without Hierarchy is based on a two-year examination of three feminist organizations: a peace group, health collective, and business women's group. From these case studies, Iannello constructs a model of organizations that, while structured, is nevertheless non-hierarchical. She terms this organization from the "modified consensus model." Her case studies show that modified consensus... Read more
Part 1 The Starting Point of Organization Theory; Chapter 2 Hierarchy; Chapter 3 Non-Hierarchy; Chapter 4 The Starting Point of Feminist Theory; Part 2 The Feminist Peace Group; Chapter 6 The Women’s Health Collective; Chapter 7 The Business Women’s Group; Chapter 8 Summary and Conclusion;

Biography

Kathleen P. Iannello

"Through an investigation of a feminist peach group and a women's health collective, Kathleen Iannello demonstrates that nonhierarchical organizations may be efficient and effective...Ianello is among the first to investigate feminist nonhierarchical structures. Though her model requires testing...it makes a significant contribution by redefining accountability and responsiveness." -- Women and Politics