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Jenny Helin - The Oxford Handbook of Process Philosophy and Organization Studies - 9780199669356 - V9780199669356
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The Oxford Handbook of Process Philosophy and Organization Studies

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Description for The Oxford Handbook of Process Philosophy and Organization Studies Hardback. This Handbook presents key ideas of philosophers and social theorists whose ideas inform process approaches to organization studies. Each chapter addresses the background and context of this thinker, their work (with a focus on the processual elements), and the potential contribution to organization and management research. Editor(s): Helin, Jenny; Hernes, Tor; Hjorth, Daniel; Holt, Robin. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JHBL; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 179 x 249 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1290.
Process approaches to organization studies focus on flow, activities, and evolution, understanding organizations and organizing as processes in the making. They stand in contrast to positivist approaches that see organizations and phenomena as fixed, static, and measurable. Process approaches draw on a range of ideas and philosophies. The Handbook examines 34 philosophers and social theorists, both those commonly linked to process thinking, such as Whitehead, Bergson and James, and those that are not as often addressed from a process perspective such as Dilthey and Tarde. Each chapter addresses the background and context of this thinker, their work (with a ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Oxford Handbooks
Condition
New
Weight
1289g
Number of Pages
652
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199669356
SKU
V9780199669356
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About Jenny Helin
Jenny Helin has a post doctoral position at Uppsala University, Sweden. Her research interests lie at the intersection of process philosophy and dialogue. She explores collaborative research practices mainly in the field of family owned businesses. Tor Hernes is a professor of organization theory at Copenhagen Business School and Vestfold University College, Norway, where he teaches and carries ... Read more

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