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Sociology and Organization Theory: Positivism, Paradigms, and Postmodernity

Sociology and Organization Theory: Positivism, Paradigms, and Postmodernity

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Studies in Management, Book 20

Business GeneralManagementGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0521484588
ISBN13: 9780521484589
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Apr 6 1995
Pages: 184
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.49 Width: 6.03 Depth: 9.04
Language: English
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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