Sociology and Organization Theory: Positivism, Paradigms, and Postmodernity

by John Hassard

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521484588
• ISBN13: 9780521484589
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"