Sociological paradigms and organisational analysis :
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[Book]
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elements of the sociology of corporate life /
First Statement of Responsibility
Gibson Burrell, Gareth Morgan.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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London :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Heinemann,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1979.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xiv, 432 pages :
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illustrations ;
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23 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes indexes.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-426).
CONTENTS NOTE
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In search of a framework. Assumptions about the nature of social science -- Assumptions about the nature of society -- Two dimensions : four paradigms -- 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 -- Conclusions. Future directions : theory and research.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The authors argue in this book that social theory can usefully be conceived in terms of four broad paradigms, based upon different sets of meta-theoretical assumptions with regard to the nature of social science and the nature of society. They provide extensive reviews of functionalist, interpretive, radical humanist and radical structuralist paradigms which derive from quite distinct intellectual traditions, and present four mutually exclusive views of the social world. Presented are a number of important contributions to our understanding of sociology and organisational analysis with a historical review and evaluation which provides a framework for appraising future developments in the area of organisational analysis, and suggests the form which some of the developments are likely to take.
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Sociological paradigms and organisational analysis.