Management research and literary criticism
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There is an argument that social science and literature have more in common than previously recognized, and whether the field of management studies is a science. They way in which the field of management studies could be regarded as an artistic enterprise is discussed, using theories of literary criticism such as the memetic, expressive and pragmatic. It is concluded that there is a need to determine the criteria used to judge what we read and an need for a more reflexive approach to research and writing.
Publication Name: British Journal of Management
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 1045-3172
Year: 1997
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Relativity without relativism: reflexivity in post-paradigm organization studies
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Management theory is said to seek to control its subject through the use of representational devices, which debar reflexivity. Organizational research thus becomes a victim of scientific presumption which ignores the relationship between the research subject, the researcher and the research process. The key question of who is the subject of organizational research is explored from a series of epistemologies and the importance of subject-silence is emphasized.
Publication Name: British Journal of Management
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 1045-3172
Year: 1997
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