Writing Management: Organization Theory as a Literary Genre

by Barbara Czarniawska

Overview

Barbara Czarniawska is one of the most original of contemporary writers on organizations. Sceptical of scientific claims and explanations of the social world, she advocates an approach that draws on narrative, literary theory, cultural studies, and anthropology, rather than positivist social science, arguing that 'the social sciences are a system of institutionalized reflection, whereas business and public organizations represent institutionalized action'.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198296133
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/23/1999
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 6.40(h) x 6.30(d)

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. References