The oxford handbook of organization theory
Title By: Tsoukas, Haridimos [Edited by] | Knudsen, Christian [Edited by]
Material type: BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.Description: xxi, 644 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780199275250Program: MGMT201Other title: The oxford handbook of organization theory: meta-theoretical perspectives.Subject(s): Organization | ManagementDDC classification: 302.35 Online resources: Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction: the need for meta-theoretical reflection in organizational theory / Haridimos Tsoukas, Christian Knudsen -- Organization theory as a positive science / Lex Donaldson -- Organization theory as an interpretive science / Mary Jo Hatch, Dvora Yanow -- Organization theory as a critical science? Forms of analysis and 'new organizational forms' / Hugh Willmott -- Organization theory as a postmodern science / Robert Chia -- The origins of organization theory / William H. Starbuck -- The historical and epistemological foundations of organization theory : fusing sociological theory with engineering discourse / Yehouda Shenhav -- Feminist theory and organization theory : a dialogue on new bases / Silvia Gherardi -- The styles and the stylists of organization theory / Barbara Czarniawska -- Pluralism, scientific progress, and the structure of organization theory / Christian Knudsen -- The agency/structure dilemma in organization theory : open doors and brick walls / Michael Reed -- Modes of explanation in organization theory / Andreas Georg Scherer -- Micro and macro perspectives in organization theory : a tale of incommensurability / William McKinley, Mark A. Mone -- Economic versus sociological approaches to organization theory / Richard Swedberg -- Meta-theoretical controversies in studying organizational culture / Joanne Martin -- Actionable knowledge / Chris Argyris -- Theory and practice in the real world / Karl E. Weick -- Organization theory and ethics : varieties and dynamics of constrained optimization / Richard P. Nielsen -- Character and virtue in an era of turbulent capitalism / Iain Mangham -- The future of organization theory : prospects and limitations / Gibson Burrell -- Managing organization futures in a changing world of power/knowledge / Stewart Clegg -- The future of organization studies : beyond the selection-adaptation debate / Arie Y. Lewin, Henk W. Volberda -- At home from Mars to Somalia : recounting organizational studies / Marta B. Calas, Linda Skirmish -- New times, fresh challenges : reflections of the past and the future of organization theory / Haridimos Tsoukas.
The central question explored in this work is the epistemological status of organization theory as a policy science. By drawing attention to organization theory as a practical social activity, the handbook reviews and evaluates important epistemological developments in the discipline.
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