The Theory and philosophy of organizations : critical issues and new perspectives / edited by John Hassard and Denis Pym.
"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-functi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1990.
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| Series: | Social analysis.
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| Summary: | "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.; ; ; RECORD: .b11096111; URL: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0648/89010518-d.html; HTML TOC:; ; ; ; Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 89010518; ; ; ; ; ; Publisher description for The Theory and philosophy of organizations : critical issues and new perspectives / edited by John Hassard and Denis Pym.; ; ; Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog; The Theory and Philosophy of Organisations assesses and analyzes the assumptions upon which our understanding of organizations is based and in doing so aims to redirect the ways in which organizational research is conceived and executed. Contributions to the volume emphasize how all approaches to the study of organizations are influenced by deep metatheoretical assumptions about the nature of science and society. It is argued that these differences create a spectrum of valid perspectives and methods, and the book outlines how conceptual problems in the field have given rise to innovative forms of empirical enquiry such as symbolism, postmodernism, ethnomethodology and structuralism. Criticizing the conservatism which has characterized much of the work in this field, the authors offers this range of methods as a starting point for obtaining richer and more grounded explanations of organizations."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 274 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-269) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0415063132 9780415063135 0415004284 9780415004282 |