Decisions Without Hierarchy

Preface

Decisions Without Hierarchy is part of a growing literature that assesses the contributions of feminism over the past twenty years—a literature some call the study of feminist interventions.¹ Specifically, this study intends to address, from a feminist perspective, a series of questions regarding decision making and organization structure. For example, why do we assume decision making must be hierarchical? Under what circumstances can non-hierarchy be maintained? What are the benefits and costs that result from non-hierarchical process? And what are its possible applications?

Part I of this book explores feminist interventions in organization theory by considering the starting points of organization theory and feminist theory, as well ...