Sociological Paradigms and Organisational Analysis : Elements of the Sociology of Corporate Life (Paperback, New ed)

Contents: Introduction. Part I In Search of a Framework: Assumptions about the nature of social science; Assumptions about the nature of society; Two dimensions: four paradigms. Part II 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. Part III Conclusions: Future directions: theory and research. Bibliography; Index.