Description
Organizational analysis has moved in a number of directions since its origins in mainstream theories of positivism and functionalism. This challenging book sets out an alternative agenda for the field, discussing existing critical discourses, whilst exploring a selection of emerging ideas and arguments. Addressing a series of key epistemologic
Table of Contents
Part1: Alternative Knowledge 1. Paradigm Plurality and its Prospects 2. Organizational Knowledge: Production and Consumption 3. Escaping the Confines of Organization Theory Part2: Alternative Concepts 4. Actor-Networks and Sociological Symmetry 5. Identity and Fluidity 6. Time and Temporality 7. Decoration and Disorganization8. Governmentality and Networks Part3: Alternative Methodology 9. Actor-Networks, Research Strategy and Organization 10. Rethinking Triangulation 11. Critical Retrospective Research 12. Concluding Remarks:A Future Agenda for Alternative Organization Studies
