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9780803924956

Organizational Theory and Inquiry The Paradigm Revolution

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  • ISBN13:

    9780803924956

  • ISBN10:

    080392495X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1985-09-01
  • Publisher: Sage Publications

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The transition from viewing organizations as bureaucracies towards seeing them in metaphoric terms is a contemporary break with past organizational theory. But to investigate the similarities between real organizations and the metaphors describing their functions and context, a shift in both methods of inquiry and organizational theory must take place. This volume explores the paradigm shift at three levels: an overview of historical roots; an explication of terminology, metaphors and constructs; and the practical application of these new organizational inquiry methods, especially for actual research practices and policy analysis applications.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Context of the Paradigmatic Shift - David L Clark
Emerging Paradigms in Organizational Theory and Research - Egon G Guba
The Context of Emergent Paradigm Research
The Concepts of the Paradigmatic Shift - Karl E Weick
Sources of Order in Unorganized Systems: Themes in Recent Organizational Theory - Yvonna S Lincoln
The Substance of the Emergent Paradigm: Implications for Researchers
Applications in the Practice of Research - Anne Sigismund Huff
Managerial Implications of the Emerging Paradigm - Thomas M Skritic
Doing Naturalistic Research into Educational Organizations - Yvonna S Lincoln
Epilogue: Dictionaries for Languages Not Yet Spoken

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