Organizational Theory and Inquiry

The Paradigm Revolution
1. Auflage 1985
ISBN: 978-0-8039-2495-6
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, Band 75, 231 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 333 g

Reihe: SAGE Focus Editions

The transition from viewing organizations as bureaucracies toward seeing them in metaphoric terms is a contemporary break with past organizational theory. But to investigate the similarities between real organizations and the metaphors describing their functions and context, a shift in both methods of inquiry and organizational theory must take place. The original essays in this volume explore the paradigm shift at three levels: (1) an overview of historical roots; (2) an explication of terminology, metaphors, and constructs; and (3) the practical application of these new organizational inquiry methods, especially for actual research practices and policy analysis applications. "An up-to-date picture of what is going on in the field. Worth reading if one has a serious interest in organizations." --European Journal of Operational Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lincoln, Yvonna S.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Demographie, Demoskopie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction - Yvonna S Lincoln
The Context of the Paradigmatic Shift
Emerging Paradigms in Organizational Theory and Research - David L Clark
The Context of Emergent Paradigm Research - Egon G Guba
The Concepts of the Paradigmatic Shift
Sources of Order in Unorganized Systems: Themes in Recent Organizational Theory - Karl E Weick
The Substance of the Emergent Paradigm: Implications for Researchers - Yvonna S Lincoln
Applications in the Practice of Research
Managerial Implications of the Emerging Paradigm - Anne Sigismund Huff
Doing Naturalistic Research into Educational Organizations - Thomas M Skritic
Epilogue: Dictionaries for Languages Not Yet Spoken - Yvonna S Lincoln

Über Autor(innen)

Lincoln, Yvonna S.
Yvonna S. Lincoln is Professor Emerita at Texas A&M University, where she held the Ruth Harrington Chair of Educational Leadership and was Distinguished Professor of Higher Education. She is the coeditor of the journal Qualitative Inquiry, coeditor of the first through six editions of The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research, and coeditor of The SAGE Handbook of Critical and Indigenous Methodologies. As well, she is the coauthor, editor, or coeditor of more than a half dozen other books and volumes. She has served as the President of the Association for the Study of Higher Education and the American Evaluation Research Association, and as the Vice President for Division J (Postsecondary Education) for the American Educational Research Association. She is the author of coauthor of more than 100 chapters and journal articles on aspects of higher education or qualitative research methods and methodologies.