Abstract
Contents: Introduction. Part I In Search of a Framework: Assumptions about the nature of social science Assumptions about the nature of society Two dimensions: four paradigms. Part II The Paradigms Explored: Functionalist sociology Functionalist organisation theory Interpretive sociology The interpretive paradigm and the study of organisations Radical humanism Anti-organisation theory Radical structuralism Radical organisation theory. Part III Conclusions: Future directions: theory and research. Bibliography Index.
Keywords
Structuralism (philosophy of science)SociologyEpistemologyHumanismStructural functionalismSocial scienceSociological theoryFunctionalism (philosophy of mind)Organizational theoryManagementPhilosophy
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Gibson Burrell,
Gareth Morgan
(2021).
Sociological Paradigms and Organisational Analysis: Elements of the Sociology of Corporate Life.
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https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315242804
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