Translating a dream of immortality in a (con)temporary order

Abstract

Discusses the process of imitation using the vocabulary of translation, taking as an example the temporary organization Stockholm – Cultural Capital of Europe 1998. Describes the process of change in an organizational order that can be characterized as (con)temporary. The description reveals several paradoxes typical of today’s organizing and focuses in particular on a temporary organization’s struggle for immortality.

Citation

Porsander, L. (2000), "Translating a dream of immortality in a (con)temporary order", Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 13 No. 1, pp. 14-29. https://doi.org/10.1108/09534810010310212