8 Lunch Beat, Lefebvre and the Politics of Organizational Space
Introduction: Lefebvre’s Triad and Its Interpretation in Organization Studies
Research into organizational space has advanced notably in recent years (e.g. Beyes and Steyaert, 2011; Clegg and Kornberger, 2006; Dale, 2005; Dale and Burrell, 2008; Hernes, 2004; Kingma, 2008; Taylor and Spicer, 2007; Watkins, 2005), and Henri Lefebvre’s writings on space, particularly his 1991 book The Production of Space, offer a comprehensive framework for the field. In particular, Lefebvre’s triadic model of social space—comprising conceived, perceived and lived space (Lefebvre, 1991a)—has been widely used for spatial analysis in organization studies.
However, ...
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