This thought-provoking critique of postmodern theory provides an overview of issues as they relate to management and organization theory and its history, and assembles a variety of important works on postmodern philosophy - including feminist and cultural postmodern philosophies. Addressing the future of the postmodern influence on management and organization theory and method, the book also establishes an agenda for future research.This thought-provoking critique of postmodern theory provides an overview of issues as they relate to management and organization theory and its history, and assembles a variety of important works on postmodern philosophy - including feminist and cultural postmodern philosophies. Addressing the future of the postmodern influence on management and organization theory and method, the book also establishes an agenda for future research.Introduction - Robert P Gephart Jr, David M Boje, and Tojo Joseph Thatchenkery Postmodern Management and the Coming Crises of Organizational Analysis PART ONE: DECONSTRUCTING ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS: CRITIQUE, REFLECTIONS, AND ALTERNATIVES Management, Social Issues, and the Postmodern Era - Robert P Gephart Jr Exploring the Terrain of Modernism and Postmodernism in Organization Theory - John Hassard Storytelling at <i>Administrative Science Quarterly</i> - David M Boje, Dale E Fitzgibbons, and David S Steingard Warding Off the Postmodern Barbarians PART TWO: BEYOND <b>MAN-AGE-MENT</b> - GENDER, DISCOURSE, AND ORGANIZATIONAL VOICES Woman as Constituent Directors - Patricia Bradshaw Re-Reading Current Texts Using a Feminist-Postmodernist Approach Liberation from Within? - Ian Atkin and John Hassard Organizational Implications of Irigaray's Concept of `Residue' Do You Take Your Body to Work? - David Barry and Mary lĂ&