Sociological Paradigms and Organisational Analysis: Elements of the Sociology of Corporate Life

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.