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- catalog abstract ""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 in positivist sociology, through its theoretical and empirical development under structural-functionalism, 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 which has profound implications for the theory building process. Based on language-game philosophy, a dialectical theory is developed to illustrate how seemingly exclusive idioms can be mediated. The enquiry provides a pluri-paradigm method for organizational research, and an epistemological framework for postmodern organizational analysis."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b4259673.
- catalog created "1993.".
- catalog date "1993".
- catalog date "1993.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1993.".
- catalog description ""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 in positivist sociology, through its theoretical and empirical development under structural-functionalism, 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 which has profound implications for the theory building process. Based on language-game philosophy, a dialectical theory is developed to illustrate how seemingly exclusive idioms can be mediated. The enquiry provides a pluri-paradigm method for organizational research, and an epistemological framework for postmodern organizational analysis."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Foundations of orthodoxy -- The hegemony of systems -- From functionalism to fragmentation -- Closed paradigms and analytical openings -- Multiple paradigm research -- Postmodernism and organization.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xi, 167 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0521350344".
- catalog issued "1993".
- catalog issued "1993.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog subject "302.3/5 20".
- catalog subject "HM131 .H3346 1993".
- catalog subject "Organizational sociology.".
- catalog subject "Paradigms (Social sciences)".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foundations of orthodoxy -- The hegemony of systems -- From functionalism to fragmentation -- Closed paradigms and analytical openings -- Multiple paradigm research -- Postmodernism and organization.".
- catalog title "Sociology and organization theory : positivism, paradigms and postmodernity / John Hassard.".
- catalog type "text".