Maria Rita Tagliaventi is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of Bologna, Italy.

• PrefaceChapter 1: The Foundations of Liminality Introduction Between and Betwixt: Experiencing Transitions Timeliness and Spacelessness Rites, Ceremonies, and Symbols The Anti-Structure Communitas Identity Work Liminality as a Realm of Possibilities, but also a Domain of Anguish The Creative Power of Liminal Personae The Negative Feelings Associated to Liminality The Liminoid Experience Conclusion Chapter 2: Liminality and Organizations2.1 Introduction The Changing Nature of Work Arrangements and the Diffusion of Liminality Liminality across Organizational Boundaries Liminality as Contingent Work Liminality within a Single Organization Liminality as the Pursuit of Multiple Careers Liminality in Specific Organizational Settings Entrepreneurship as Liminal Experience Liminality in Teams and the Relevance of Leadership The Liminal Organization The Aftermath of Liminality in Organizational Settings Conclusion Chapter 3: Emergent Perspectives on Liminality3.1 Introduction3.2 Liminality as a Protracted Experience3.3 Liminality as a Repeated (and Repeatable) Experience3.4 Liminality as a Dynamic Experience3.5 Liminality as Additive Experiences3.6 Liminality as Degree of Intensity of Experience3.7 Liminality as Creation of Practices3.8 ConclusionChapter 4: Towards a Model of Liminal Experience Introduction Perception of Liminal Experience The Dimensions of Timeliness and Spacelessness The Dimension of Anti-structure The Dimensions of Communitas The Dimensions of Identity Work The Dimensions of Collective and Individual Practice Conclusion ReferencesIndex

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