@article{4148bfa23f4a4c2ca85ce1dca5e27247,
title = "Methodological frameworks for the geography of organizations",
abstract = "In this paper, we present three methodological frameworks for the geographic study of organizations. These are situated within three meta-theoretical perspectives in human geography: spatial science, critical realism, and post-structuralism. Each framework offers a different theorization of organizations, and each prompts different research questions that can be used to guide their geographic study. The research questions we offer are general, and are pertinent to all types of organizations. To supplement the methodological contributions of this paper, we suggest how each of these frameworks might inform empirical investigations of Appalshop, a media arts organization located in Whitesburg, Kentucky. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.",
keywords = "Critical realism, Kentucky, Media-arts, Organizations, Post-structuralism, Spatial science",
author = "{Del Casino}, {Vincent J} and Grimes, {Andrew J.} and Hanna, {Stephen P.} and Jones, {John Paul}",
note = "Funding Information: The structural relationships causing Appalachia{\textquoteright}s economic difficulties, and the effect of local context on Appalshop, can be seen in the day-to-day practices of its members. No place within central Appalachia, including Whitesburg, has the economic resources to support Appalshop, whether through donations or the purchase of products. This has led each member of the collective to become a part-time fundraiser. Viewed within the context of Appalachia{\textquoteright}s underdevelopment by corporate capital, grant writing and other forms of soliciting funds from corporate foundations and government agencies become acts of socially- and spatially-redistributive justice. Additionally, the integration of Appalshop{\textquoteright}s members in the Whitesburg community can be thought to influence the content of its products in contradictory ways. On the one hand, the members{\textquoteright} familiarity with the local area might enable Appalshop to approach topics that would be inaccessible to outside filmmakers; on the other hand, living in Whitesburg could make Appalshop filmmakers more accountable to local reactions to their work, potentially placing limitations on the content of films and videos. ",
year = "2000",
doi = "10.1016/S0016-7185(00)00019-1",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "31",
pages = "523--538",
journal = "Geoforum",
issn = "0016-7185",
publisher = "Elsevier B.V.",
number = "4",
}