Philosophy and organization theory

What is the relationship between philosophy and organization theory (OT)? While at first glance there might appear to be little, a closer look reveals a rich pattern of connections. More than any other type of human inquiry, philosophy helps make us self-aware of critical assumptions we tacitly inco...

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Other Authors Tsoukas, Haridimos, Chia, Robert C. H., 1949-
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2011.
SeriesResearch in the sociology of organizations ; v. 32.
Subjects
Organizational sociology.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780857245960
ISSN0733-558X ;
DOI10.1108/S0733-558X(2011)32
Physical Description1 online resource (viii, 383 p.) : ill.

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : why philosophy matters to organization theory / Haridimos Tsoukas, Robert Chia
  • Analytic philosophy and organization theory : philosophical problems and scientific solutions / Gabriele Lakomski, Colin W. Evers
  • Pragmatism : a lived and living philosophy : what can it offer to contemporary organization theory? / Bente Elkjaer, Barbara Simpson
  • MacIntyre, neo-Aristotelianism and organization theory / Ron Beadle, Geoff Moore
  • Marxist philosophy and organization studies : Marxist contributions to the understanding of some important organizational forms / Paul S. Adler
  • Beyond universalism and relativism : Habermas's contribution to discourse ethics and its implications for intercultural ethics and organization theory / Andreas Georg Scherer, Moritz Patzer
  • Hermeneutic philosophy and organizational theory / Frank J. Barrett, Edward H. Powley, Barnett Pearce
  • Phenomenology and organization theory / Robin Holt, Jörgen Sandberg
  • Organizing Derrida organizing : deconstruction and organization theory / Andreas Rasche
  • Thinking becoming and emergence : process philosophy and organization studies / Ajit Nayak, Robert Chia
  • Theory as therapy : Wittgensteinian reminders for reflective theorizing in organization and management theory / John Shotter, Haridimos Tsoukas
  • Triangulating philosophies of science to understand complex organizational and managerial problems / John Bechara, Andrew H. Van de Ven
  • Richard Rorty, women, and the new pragmatism / Barbara Czarniawska.

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