Debating Organization
Point-Counterpoint in Organization Studies
1. Edition March 2003
424 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-631-21692-6
John Wiley & Sons
This volume introduces readers to the central debates of
organization studies through a series of 'point' and 'counterpoint'
debates by major figures in the field.
* * Introduces readers to the central tensions and debates of
organization studies.
* Celebrates the productive heterogeneity of the field by placing
competing perspectives side by side.
* Includes contributions from major figures in the field.
* Structured in an innovative 'point' and 'counterpoint'
format.
Part I: Foundations.
Part II: Frames.
Part III: Structure and Culture.
Part IV: Identity and Relationships.
Index
Part II: Frames.
Part III: Structure and Culture.
Part IV: Identity and Relationships.
Index
"Every reader will disagree with portions of this book. But every
reader will also come to see organization science differently, as
adjacent chapters juxtapose contrasting interpretations, new voices
receive hearings, and orthodoxies meet challenges. These debates
expand our understanding by articulating alternatives, and
occasionally synthesizing them. Students of organization or
management theory will find this a valuable introduction to the
central tensions and debates in organization studies." Bill
Starbuck, New York University
"Debating Organization is fabulous! I've been dipping in
and out of it all week, and have learned an immense amount. It is
really good. The intros you wrote to the sections are beautifully
crafted. Congratulations!" Karl Weick, University of Michigan
reader will also come to see organization science differently, as
adjacent chapters juxtapose contrasting interpretations, new voices
receive hearings, and orthodoxies meet challenges. These debates
expand our understanding by articulating alternatives, and
occasionally synthesizing them. Students of organization or
management theory will find this a valuable introduction to the
central tensions and debates in organization studies." Bill
Starbuck, New York University
"Debating Organization is fabulous! I've been dipping in
and out of it all week, and have learned an immense amount. It is
really good. The intros you wrote to the sections are beautifully
crafted. Congratulations!" Karl Weick, University of Michigan
Robert Westwood is Reader/Associate Professor at the
University of Queensland Business School. He is the co-editor of
The Language of Organization (2001), Hong Kong Management
and Labour: Continuity and Change (1999) and the editor of
Organizational Behaviour: Southeast Asian Perspectives
(1992). Westwood is also an associate editor of the journal
Culture and Organisation and on the editorial board of
Organization Studies.
Stewart Clegg is Professor of Management at the
University of Technology, Sydney. He is the author or editor of
many books, including Frameworks of Power (1989), Modern
Organizations (1990) and the Handbook of Organization
Studies (1996), which won the George R. Terry Book Award of the
American Academy of Management for 'most outstanding contribution
to management knowledge' in 1997.
University of Queensland Business School. He is the co-editor of
The Language of Organization (2001), Hong Kong Management
and Labour: Continuity and Change (1999) and the editor of
Organizational Behaviour: Southeast Asian Perspectives
(1992). Westwood is also an associate editor of the journal
Culture and Organisation and on the editorial board of
Organization Studies.
Stewart Clegg is Professor of Management at the
University of Technology, Sydney. He is the author or editor of
many books, including Frameworks of Power (1989), Modern
Organizations (1990) and the Handbook of Organization
Studies (1996), which won the George R. Terry Book Award of the
American Academy of Management for 'most outstanding contribution
to management knowledge' in 1997.