ISBN:
9780511557651
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (xi, 167 pages)
Series Statement:
Cambridge studies in management 20
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Parallel Title:
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DDC:
302.3/5
Keywords:
Organizational sociology
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Paradigms (Social sciences)
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Organisationssoziologie
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Soziologie
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Organisation
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Einführung
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Einführung
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Organisation
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Soziologie
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Organisationssoziologie
Abstract:
It has been claimed that organisation theory is in a state of 'crisis'. This book traces the history of the orthodox systems theory paradigm in organisation studies from its foundations in positivist sociology, through its theoretical and empirical development under structural-functionalism, to its recent deconstruction by postmodernists. The analysis offers general support for the 'sociology-in-crisis' thesis, but takes issue with one of its main propositions, that paradigms are incommensurable. It is argued that paradigms are porous rather than hermetic phenomena, a fact which has profound implications for the theory building process. Based on language-game philosophy, a dialectical theory is developed to illustrate how seemingly exclusive idioms can be mediated. The enquiry provides a pluri-paradigm method for organisational research, and an epistemological framework for postmodern organisational analysis
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
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Foundations of orthodoxy
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The hegemony of systems
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From functionalism to fragmentation
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Closed paradigms and analytical openings
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Multiple paradigm research
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Postmodernism and organization
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511557651
URL:
Volltext
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URL:
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511557651
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