Postmodernism and management

Postmodern philosophy has had a profound effect on intellectuals throughout the world. Its influence has seeped into many fields other than philosophy including literature, psychology, sociology, political science, history, journalism and management. However, there is a debate within the intellectua...

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Other Authors Locke, Edwin A.
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2003.
SeriesResearch in the sociology of organizations ; v. 21.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781849505734
ISSN0733-558X ;
Physical Description1 online zdroj (278 p.).

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Table of Contents:
  • Postmodernism versus truth in management theory / Bill McKelvey
  • Critique of postmodernism in organizational studies / Lex Donaldson
  • Postmodern epistemology in organization studies : a critical appraisal / William McKinley
  • Postmodernism's Kantian roots / Onkar Ghate
  • Objectivism : the proper alternative to postmodernism / Onkar Ghate, Edwin A. Locke
  • To be done with progress and other heretical thoughts for organization and management studies / Marta B. Calás, Linda Smircich
  • Interpretive unpacking : moderately destabilizing identities and images in organization studies / Mats Alvesson
  • Modernism, postmodernism, management and organization theory / Stewart R. Clegg, Martin Kornberger
  • Bringing ideas back in : eclecticism and discovery in organizational studies / Martin Kilduff, Mihaela Kelemen
  • Preface / Edwin A. Locke.