Describes the organizational aspects of contemporary society, explaining how organization occurs not only inside formal organizations, but also outside and among them.

Introduction; 1. Organization unbound Göran Ahrne and Nils Brunsson; Part I. Rules, Sanctions, Membership: 2. Standards between partial and complete organization Andreas Rasche and David Seidl; 3. Prizes and the organization of status Peter Edlund, Josef Pallas and Linda Wedlin; 4. Membership or contributorship? Managing the inclusion of individuals into organizations Michael Grothe-Hammer; Part II. Organization in and Around Markets: 5. The partial organization of markets Nils Brunsson; 6. The organization of digital marketplaces: unmasking the role of internet platforms in the sharing economy Stefan Kirchner and Elke Schüßler; 7. Organizing for independence Ingrid Gustafsson and Kristina Tamm Hallström; 8. Queues: tensions between institution and organization Göran Ahrne, Daniel Castillo and Lambros Roumbanis; Part III. Networks and Other Social Relationships: 9. The inter-firm network as partial organization? Jörg Sydow; 10. An organized network: world economic forum and the partial organizing of global agendas Christina Garsten and Adrienne Sörbom; 11. Organizing intimacy Göran Ahrne; 12. How is 'organized crime' organized? Göran Ahrne and Amir Rostami; 13. Brotherhood as an organized social relationship Mikaela Sundberg; Part IV. Social Movements and Collective Action: 14. The dilemma of organization in social movement initiatives Mikko Laamanen, Sanne Bor and Frank den Hond; 15. Alternating between partial and complete organization: the case of anonymous Dennis Schoeneborn and Leonhard Dobusch; 16. Collective action through social media: possibilities and challenges of partial organizing Noomi Weinryb, Cecilia Gullberg and Jaako Turunen; Part V. The Partial Organization of Formal Organizations: 17. Partial de-organizing for innovation and strategic renewal? A study of an industrial innovation programme Frank den Hond, Kati Järvi and Liisa Välikangas; 18. The partial organization of international relations: international organizations as meta-organizations Göran Ahrne, Nils Brunsson and Dieter Kerwer; Conclusion; 19. More or less organization? Göran Ahrne and Nils Brunsson.