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THEORETICAL THINKING ABOUT ORGANIZATIONS
Session 1
Introduction
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Review of
course content and requirements
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Basic
terms and concepts
- Theories, paradigms and metaphors
"What makes everything in the Drowsy Wood
so different from the rest of world?" he asked, tipping the jar upside down to watch the bugs fall from top to bottom like
miniature shooting stars.
"The question you should ask", said Anselm from somewhere
in the grass to his left, "is what makes the rest of the world so different from the Drowsy Wood. The Drowsy Wood came first,
after all".
"What's the difference?" asked Ilien as he leveled the jar
again, secretly desiring to open the lid and free its captives. "Either way it's the same".
"It's not the same at all", said Anselm.
"It is if it doesn't change the facts".
"Why the fox eats the rabbit is a completely different question
from why the rabbit gets eaten by the fox" said Anselm. "But as you know the facts are the same. The rabbit gets eaten. Point
of view makes all the difference."
(From Cormier, S. 2003 Nomadin, Pine View Press, p. 207).
Session 2 Introduction Continued
Text, chapters 1 and 10
Select one or more of:
Recommended:
Ghoshal, S. (2005). Bad management theories are destroying good management practices. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 4, 1, pp. 75-91. http://journals.aomonline.org/amle/AMLEVolume4Issue1pp75-91.pdf
Sessuin 3 Introduction Concluded
Text, chapter 11
Quinn, S. We’re going to make you a star (pdf)
Recommended: Morgan, G. and Smircich, L. (1980) The case for qualitative Research. Academy of Management Review, 5,4, 491-500 (on
Ebsco)
Materials on storytelling including
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