This volume introduces readers to the central debates of organization studies through a series of 'point' and 'counterpoint' debates by major figures in the field.
- Introduces readers to the central tensions and debates of organization studies.
- Celebrates the productive heterogeneity of the field by placing competing perspectives side by side.
- Includes contributions from major figures in the field.
- Structured in an innovative 'point' and 'counterpoint' format.
List of Figures.
Notes on the Contributors.
Acknowledgments.
1. The Discourse of Organization Studies: Dissensus, Politics and Paradigms: R. Westwood and S. Clegg.
Part I: Foundations:.
2. Organization Studies: a Discipline or Field?.
Commentary: What Kind of Science Should OS Strive to Be?.
From Fields to Science: Can Organization Studies Make the Transition? Bill McKelvey, University of California Los Angeles.
Paradigm Plurality: Exploring Past, Present and Future Trends: Mihaela Kelemen, Keele University, and John Hassard, UMIST.
3. Ontology.
Commentary: Let's Get Ontological.
Order is Free: On the Ontological Status of Organizations: Kimberly B. Boal,Texas Tech University, James G. Hunt, Texas Tech University, and Stephen J. Jaros, Southern University.
Ontology: Organizations as World-Making: Robert Chia, University of Exeter.
4. Epistemology.
Commentary: On Being Positive and Becoming Constructivist.
Position Statement for Positivism: Lex Donaldson, University of New South Wales.
Social
![Debating Organization Point-Counterpoint in Organization Studies [Paperback]](/itemImage/2/2/2/8/2_788835.jpg)