Decisions Without Hierarchy: Feminist Interventions in Organization Theory and Practice

Author	Kathleen P. Iannello , K. Iannello
Format	Softcover
ISBN	9780415904292
Publisher	Routledge
Manufacturer	Routledge

This book is about how feminist organizations work and how they should work. It is based on three case studies of feminist organizations. The first case study is of a peace group, the second is of a health collective, and the third is of a 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 does not give way to pressures toward formal hierarchy and that, therefore, the model merits the attention of feminists and organization theorists alike.

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 does not give way to pressures toward formal hierarchy and that, therefore, the model merits the attention of feminists and organization theorists alike.