Organization Studies articles from January 1993

Organization Studies archives from January 1993

The problem of experience in the study of organizations.
January 1, 1993... 1990 'Ethnomethodology and the micro-macro order'. American Sociological Review 55: 794-808. Homans, George C. 1950 The human group. New York: Harcourt and Brace. Homans, George C. 1967 The nature of social science. New York: Harcourt...

News from behind my hand: gossip in organizations.
January 1, 1993... Introduction Gossiping is one of the most pervasive activities within organizations yet rarely does it receive serious attention by organization theorists. We read literature replete with examples of gossip (Meyer Spacks 1985); there are...

Paradoxical thinking and change in the frames of reference. (a study of employees' thinking processes)
January 1, 1993... Introduction Some organizational researchers interested in processes of change are currently applying paradoxical thinking to a much greater extent than before. Within his group are researchers who are applying paradoxical thinking to...

Perceived political climate and job attitudes.
January 1, 1993... Introduction The gradually increasing disappointment with the traditional rational approach to organizations has led to a growing interest in the search for alternative organizational models. Allison (1971) drew a distinction between three...

The long and thorny way to an organizational taxonomy. (organizational classification)
January 1, 1993... Introduction An Ancient Chinese Classification of Animals Animals are divided into (a) those that belong to the Emperor, (b) embalmed ones, (c) those that are trained, (d) suckling pigs, (e) mermaids, (f) fabulous ones, (g) stray dogs, (h)...

The politics of organizational analysis.
January 1, 1993... anti-sciences' (Foucault 1980: 83) -- but anti-positivist sciences. Recognition of realism's and Foucault's common purpose is hindered by the different terms used to describe it and the different methods they favour. Their common purpose is to...