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Sociology and organization theory : positivism, paradigms and postmodernity

By John Hassard

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1993
ISBN
0521350344, 9780521350341
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7402681 bytes)
Series
Cambridge studies in management
Pages
180\180
Time added
2012-02-07 20:00:00

Description

It has been claimed that organization theory is in a state of crisis. This book traces the history of the orthodox systems theory paradigm in organization studies from its foundations 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 that has profound implications for the theory building process

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