Writing Management: Organization Theory as a Literary Genre

by Barbara Czarniawska

Overview

This provocative and engaging perspective on organizations and organization studies comes from one of the most original of contemporary writers in the field. Skeptical of scientific claims and explanations of the social world, Barbara Czarniawska advocates an approach that draws on narrative, literary theory, cultural studies, and anthropology, rather than positivist social science.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198296140
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/23/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	142
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 6.10(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	1280L (what's this?)

About the Author

Barbara Czarniawska is Chair of Management at the Gothenburg Research Institute, School of Economics and Commercial Law, Gothenburg University, and is widely regarded as one of the leading Europeans in the field of organization studies. Previous positions include Chair of Management in the Department of Business Administration, Lund University, and Associate Professor and Acting Chair in Public Management at the Stockholm School of Economics. Recent academic posts abroad include Arthur Andersen Visiting Fellow at the Department of Accounting and Finance, London School of Economics and Political Science (March 1996), and Visiting Professor at the University of Innsbruck, Austria (1994).

Table of Contents

1. Management and Organization2. The Narrative in Organization Studies3. Combining Narrative and Scientific Knowledge4. Realism in the Novel and Social Sciences5. On the Absence of Plot in Organization Studies6. Organization Studies and Detective Stories7. Polyphony in Organization Studies8. References1. Management and Organization2. The Narrative in Organization Studies3. Combining Narrative and Scientific Knowledge4. Realism in the Novel and Social Sciences5. On the Absence of Plot in Organization Studies6. Organization Studies and Detective Stories7. Polyphony in Organization Studies8. References