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The Oxford Handbook of Organization Theory
Edited by Haridimos Tsoukas and Christian Knudsen
672 pages
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246x171mm
978-0-19-927525-0
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Paperback
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10 March 2005
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- Leading academics in organization theory reflect on the historical development, present state, and future possibilities of the field
- Builds on past debates in organization theory, examining them in the light of recent developments
- Takes an explicit meta-theoretical approach to organization theory
- Includes contributions from all the leading names in the field from Europe and the US
This book provides a forum for leading scholars in organization theory to engage in meta-theoretical reflection on the historical development, present state, and future prospects of organization theory as a scientific discipline. The central question explored is the epistemological status of organization theory as a policy science. This is a meta-theoretical question; the object of analysis and debate in this volume is not a set of organizational phenomena, but organization theory itself.
By drawing attention to organization theory as a practical social activity, this handbook reviews and evaluates important
epistemological developments in the discipline. More specifically, the focus is on issues related to the nature of knowledge claims put forward in organization theory and the controversies surrounding the generation, validation, and utilization of such knowledge.
Five sets of questions are raised in the handbook, each one of which is dealt with in a separate section:
1) What does a science of organizations consist of? What counts as valid knowledge in organization theory and why? How do different paradigms view organization theory as a science?
2) How has organization theory developed over time, and what structure has the field taken? What assumptions does knowledge produced in organization theory incorporate, and what forms do its
knowledge claims take as they are put forward for public adoption?
3) How have certain well-known controversies in organization theory, such as for example, the structure/agency dilemma, the study of organizational culture, the different modes of explanation, the micro/macro controversy, and the differnet explanations produced by organizational economists and sociologists, been dealt with?
4) How, and in what ways, is knowledge generated in organization theory related to action? What features must organization theory knowledge have in order to be actionable, and of relevance to the world 'out there'? How have ethical concerns been taken into account in organization theory?
5) What is the future of organization theory? What direction should the field take?
What must change in the way research is conducted and key theoretical terms are conceptualized so that organization theory enhances its capacity to generate valid and relevant knowledge?
Readership: Academics, researchers, postgraduate and advanced students in management studies, organization theory (organizational analysis, strategy, systems, etc.), and sociology; Managers and consultants wishing to follow cutting-edge debate.
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Edited by Haridimos Tsoukas, Professor of Organisation Studies, Warwick Business School and and Alba, Greece, and Christian Knudsen, Department of Industrial Economics and Strategy, Copenhagen Business School Contributors:
Chris Argyris (Harvard Business School, Emeritus)
Gibson Burrell (Warwick Business School)
Marta B. Calàs (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
Robert Chia (University of Exeter)
Stewart Clegg (University of Western Sydney Macarthur (UWSM) )
Barbara Czarniawska (Gothenburg University)
Lex Donaldson (Australian Graduate School of
Management)
Silvia Gherardi (University of Trento, Italy)
Mary Jo Hatch (McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia)
Christian Knudsen (Copenhagen Business School)
Arie Y. Lewin (Duke University)
William McKinley (University of California, Berkeley)
Iain Mangham (King's College, London)
Joanne Martin (Stanford Graduate School of Business)
Mark A. Mone (University of Wisconsin Milwaukee)
Richard P. Nielsen (Carroll School of Management, Boston College)
Michael Reed (Lancaster University Management School)
Andreas Georg Scherer (University of Konstanz)
Yehouda Shenhav (University of Tel Aviv)
Linda Smircich (University of
Massachusetts, Amherst)
William H. Starbuck (Stern School of Business, New York University)
Richard Swedberg (Cornell University/Stockholm University)
Haridimos Tsoukas (University of Strathclyde/ALBA, Greece)
Karl E. Weick (University of Michigan Business School)
Hugh Willmott (Judge Institute of Management, University of Cambridge)
Dvora Yanow (California State University, Hayward)
Henk W. Volberda (Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University)
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"...brings together an extraordinary and erudite range of conributions to which I expect to refer for many years to come. There is not a single chapter from which I did not learn something, and from many I learnt a great deal." - Organization, Vol 12 (6) "Imagine a restaraunt where all your favourite dishes are prepared, each by a master chef, and unknown delights also await your pleasure. You do not have to go anywhere to get to this restaraunt, it is right in your own kitchen. You can even take it to the office with you. Without too much exaggeration, this is the rough equivalent of what is offered to the student of organization theory in The Oxford Handbook of Organization Theory
" - Management Learning "The Oxford Handbook [of Organization Theory] can be returned to many times to reflect on assumptions held on what organizations are, on what good science is, and on who should be the end customer for ones scientific activities ... This is the big tent depiction of organizational studies as a civilized community building an increasingly relevant narrative on organizations pertinent to more and more people. It is hip. It is current. It is self-consciously aware of the forces that shape as it grows.
" - Organization Studies
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Haridimos Tsoukas and Christian Knudsen: Introduction: The Need for Meta-theoretical Reflection in Organization Theory
Part I: Organization Theory as Science
1: Lex Donaldson: Organizational Theory as a Positive Science
2: Mary Jo Hatch and Dvora Yanow: Organization Theory as an Interpretive Science
3: Hugh Willmott: Organization Theory as a Critical Science: Forms of analysis and 'new organizational' forms
4: Robert Chia: Organization Theory as a Postmodern Science
Part II: The Construction of Organization Theory
5: William H. Starbuck: The Origins of Organization Theory
6: Yehouda Shenhav: The Historical and Epistemological Foundations of Organization Theory: Fusing sociological theory with engineering discourse
7: Silvia Gherardi: Feminist Theory and Organization Theory: A dialogue on new bases
8: Barbara Czarniawska: The Styles and the Stylists of Organization Theory
9: Christian Knudsen: Pluralism, Scientific Progress, and the Structure of Organization Theory
Part III: Meta-theoretical Controversies in Organization Theory
10: Michael Reed: The Agency/Structure Dilemma in Organization Theory: Open doors and brick walls
11: Andreas Georg Scherer: Modes of Explanation in Organization Theory
12: William McKinley and Mark A. Mone: Micro and Macro Perspectives in Organization Theory: A tale of incommensurability
13: Richard Swedberg: Economic Versus Sociological Approaches to Organization Theory
14: Joanne Martin: Meta-theoretical Controversies in Studying Organizational Culture
Part IV: Organization Theory as a Policy Science
15: Chris Argyris: Actionable Knowledge
16: Karl E. Weick: Theory and Practice in the Real World
17: Richard P. Nielsen: Organization Theory and Ethics: Varieties and dynamics of constrained optimization
18: Iain Mangham: Character and Virtue in an Era of Turbulent Capitalism
Part V: The Future of Organization Theory
19: Gibson Burrell: The Future of Organization Theory: Prospects and limitations
20: Stewart Clegg: Managing Organization Futures in a Changing World of Power/Knowledge
21: Arie Y. Lewin: The Future of Organization Theory: Beyond the selection-adaptation debate
22: Marta B. Calas: At Home from Mars to Somalia: Recounting organization theory
23: Haridimos Tsoukas: New Times, Fresh Challenges: Reflections on the past and the future of organization theory
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