Work, Wealth, and Postmodernism: The Intellectual Conflict at the Heart of Business Endeavour - Couverture souple

Bowden, Bradley

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3030094227 ISBN 13 : 9783030094225

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

Synopsis

This work examines the rise of postmodernism in management scholarship and argues that the prevalence of postmodernist thought reflects a lack of understanding by management researchers of the core principles upon which Western business endeavour is based. The author highlights postmodernism's methodological and conceptual failings, such as disbelief in material progress and economic advancement, and its denial of generalizable laws to direct management research. In its place, the author proposes a return to traditional modernist principles in management research, based on scientific evidence. This ground breaking, timely work will spark debate and challenge previously accepted claims of postmodernism, a nice retort to the anti-business/anti-capitalist literature now prevalent in academia.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Bradley Bowden is Professor of Employment Relations at Griffith University, Australia. He is currently Executive Member and Past Chair of the Management History Division of the Academy of Management. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Management History. His past works include the edited collection, Management History: Its Global Past and Present.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3030094227
• ISBN 13: 9783030094225
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 364
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