Bowden Work, Wealth, and Postmodernism

The Intellectual Conflict at the Heart of Business Endeavour
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-76180-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 341 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Progress in Mathematics

This work examines the rise of postmodernism in management scholarship and argues that the prevalence of postmodernist thought reflects a lack of understanding by management researchers of the core principles upon which Western business endeavour is based. The author highlights postmodernism’s methodological and conceptual failings, such as disbelief in material progress and economic advancement, and its denial of generalizable laws to direct management research. In its place, the author proposes a return to traditional modernist principles in management research, based on scientific evidence. This ground breaking, timely work will spark debate and challenge previously accepted claims of postmodernism, a nice retort to the anti-business/anti-capitalist literature now prevalent in academia.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bowden, Bradley

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction-. Part I Intellectual Herritage.- 2. Intellectual Heritage: Debates at the Roots of Modernity and Postmodernism.- 3. Economics and Modernity.- 4. The Legitimacy of Modern Management.- Part II Introduction: Postmodernism.- 5. Structuralism and Postmodernism.- 6. The Foundations of Postmodernism.- 7. Postmodernism in Business Studies.- Part III Sociology and Reflections.- 8. Work, Wealth and the Sociology of Postmodernism.- 9. Reflections.

Über Autor(innen)

Bradley Bowden is Professor of Employment Relations at Griffith University, Australia. He is currently Executive Member and Past Chair of the Management History Division of the Academy of Management. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Management History . His past works include the edited collection, Management History: Its Global Past and Present .