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Interest in anthropology and ethnography has been an ongoing
feature of organizational research and pedagogy; this book provides
a key reference text that pulls together the different ways in
which anthropology infuses the study of organizations, both
epistemologically and methodologically. The volume hosts key
scholars and experts within the fields of Organizational
Anthropology, Organizational Ethnography, Organizational Studies
and Qualitative Research. The book provides a combination of
methodological guidelines, exemplars and epistemological
reflection. It includes methodological viewpoints, ethnographic
journeys within organizations as well as beyond organizations, and
individual reflections on challenges faced by organizational
ethnographers. This book is aimed at PhD, master and advanced
undergraduate students and researchers across disciplines,
especially those who are engaged with general management,
organizational behaviour, strategy and anthropological/ethnographic
issues.
Irrespective of whether one thinks of philosophy explicitly, each
organizational researcher is a philosopher. A philosophical
position is predicated on a variety of approaches relating to
ontology, epistemology, methodology, ethics, and political
positions. Depending on where one stands with regard to these
philosophical building blocks, their orientation may be
characterized as positivist, realist, critical-realist, and
constructivist, with pragmatist and political considerations
weighing in as well. Also, management theories all inhabit the same
spectrum of philosophical positions that enrich them and add to
their relevance to the world of firms and organizations. This book
provides a broad-based commentary on the terrain of philosophy as
it pertains to management studies, especially for the relatively
unfamiliar organizational theorist. This book serves as a succinct
overview of the field of management philosophy as well as a roadmap
for those readers who wish to explore the terrain further. The book
argues that all knowledge inquiry invokes philosophy and
philosophical thinking, and that the artificial separation between
philosophy and social science is fallacious. Just as philosophy is
everywhere, so is power, and for better or worse they go hand in
hand. Hence, philosophical positions are political positions. The
authors do not shy from addressing the politics of their own
research practice or the subjects of their inquiry. Philosophy and
Management Studies targets a new generation of management
researchers, whose interest in philosophy vastly exceeds their
resources to engage with it, partly because of their unfamiliarity
with its often mystifying and outsider-unfriendly conventions. It
seeks to bridge the chasm between interest in philosophy in
organizational studies and knowledge about it. It is not for the
trained philosopher or the expert, but for a relative newcomer.
This comprehensive book collects contributions from leading
international scholars to highlight the diverse qualitative
approaches available to organizational researchers, each grounded
in its own philosophy. The editors provide a cutting edge, globally
oriented resource on the state of qualitative research
methodologies, helping readers to grasp the theories, practices,
and future of the field. Beginning with an overview of qualitative
methodologies, the book examines ways in which research employing
these techniques is conducted in a variety of disciplines,
including entrepreneurship, innovation, strategy, information
systems, and organizational behavior. It offers timely updates on
how traditions like case studies, ethnographies, historical
methods, narrative approaches, and critical research are practiced
today and how emerging trends, including increasing legitimacy and
feminization, are impacting the domain. The final chapters provide
templates for engaging with the future as well as essays that
critically assess how qualitative inquiry has evolved within
organization studies. Readers will become acquainted with
contemporary tools for conducting qualitative studies, learning to
appreciate the emerging domains of qualitative inquiry within a
dynamic and complex organizational world. Doctoral students and
early-career researchers in organizational studies, especially
those engaged with general management, organizational behavior,
human resource management, innovation, entrepreneurship, and
strategy, will benefit from reading this relevant and inclusive
handbook.
The Routledge Companion to Philosophy in Organization Studies
provides a wide-ranging overview of the significance of philosophy
in organizations. The volume brings together a veritable
"who's-who" of scholars that are acclaimed international experts in
their specialist subject within organizational studies and
philosophy. The contributions to this collection are grouped into
three distinct sections: Foundations - exploring philosophical
building blocks with which organizational researchers need to
become familiar. Theories - representing some of the dominant
traditions in organizational studies, and how they are dealt with
philosophically. Topics - examining the issues, themes and topics
relevant to understanding how philosophy infuses organization
studies. Primarily aimed at students and academics associated with
business schools and organizational research, The Routledge
Companion to Philosophy in Organization Studies is a valuable
reference source for anyone engaged in this field.
Irrespective of whether one thinks of philosophy explicitly, each
organizational researcher is a philosopher. A philosophical
position is predicated on a variety of approaches relating to
ontology, epistemology, methodology, ethics, and political
positions. Depending on where one stands with regard to these
philosophical building blocks, their orientation may be
characterized as positivist, realist, critical-realist, and
constructivist, with pragmatist and political considerations
weighing in as well. Also, management theories all inhabit the same
spectrum of philosophical positions that enrich them and add to
their relevance to the world of firms and organizations. This book
provides a broad-based commentary on the terrain of philosophy as
it pertains to management studies, especially for the relatively
unfamiliar organizational theorist. This book serves as a succinct
overview of the field of management philosophy as well as a roadmap
for those readers who wish to explore the terrain further. The book
argues that all knowledge inquiry invokes philosophy and
philosophical thinking, and that the artificial separation between
philosophy and social science is fallacious. Just as philosophy is
everywhere, so is power, and for better or worse they go hand in
hand. Hence, philosophical positions are political positions. The
authors do not shy from addressing the politics of their own
research practice or the subjects of their inquiry. Philosophy and
Management Studies targets a new generation of management
researchers, whose interest in philosophy vastly exceeds their
resources to engage with it, partly because of their unfamiliarity
with its often mystifying and outsider-unfriendly conventions. It
seeks to bridge the chasm between interest in philosophy in
organizational studies and knowledge about it. It is not for the
trained philosopher or the expert, but for a relative newcomer.
Interest in anthropology and ethnography has been an ongoing
feature of organizational research and pedagogy; this book provides
a key reference text that pulls together the different ways in
which anthropology infuses the study of organizations, both
epistemologically and methodologically. The volume hosts key
scholars and experts within the fields of Organizational
Anthropology, Organizational Ethnography, Organizational Studies
and Qualitative Research. The book provides a combination of
methodological guidelines, exemplars and epistemological
reflection. It includes methodological viewpoints, ethnographic
journeys within organizations as well as beyond organizations, and
individual reflections on challenges faced by organizational
ethnographers. This book is aimed at PhD, master and advanced
undergraduate students and researchers across disciplines,
especially those who are engaged with general management,
organizational behaviour, strategy and anthropological/ethnographic
issues.
This authoritative book explores the nexus between organization
theory, globalization and imperialism and examines the effects of a
global order organized around development and markets. The authors
explore how interconnections between organization theory and the
global political economy have led to the perpetuation of inequality
and active reconfigurations of life, labour and the economy. They
contend that cultural ethnocentrism and Western ideologies of
development continue to inform the field of organizational studies
and offer an alternate mode of theorizing. Through theoretical and
empirical reflections, the authors produce a patchwork quilt of
innovatively critical approaches to globalization. Graduate
students, academics and scholars in the fields of management and
organizational sciences, as well as postcolonial, development and
globalization studies will find this book of particular interest.
It is also an invaluable read for international management and
strategy scholars, including those focused on multinational
operations in the Third World.
This comprehensive book collects contributions from leading
international scholars to highlight the diverse qualitative
approaches available to organizational researchers, each grounded
in its own philosophy. The editors provide a cutting edge, globally
oriented resource on the state of qualitative research
methodologies, helping readers to grasp the theories, practices,
and future of the field. Beginning with an overview of qualitative
methodologies, the book examines ways in which research employing
these techniques is conducted in a variety of disciplines,
including entrepreneurship, innovation, strategy, information
systems, and organizational behavior. It offers timely updates on
how traditions like case studies, ethnographies, historical
methods, narrative approaches, and critical research are practiced
today and how emerging trends, including increasing legitimacy and
feminization, are impacting the domain. The final chapters provide
templates for engaging with the future as well as essays that
critically assess how qualitative inquiry has evolved within
organization studies. Readers will become acquainted with
contemporary tools for conducting qualitative studies, learning to
appreciate the emerging domains of qualitative inquiry within a
dynamic and complex organizational world. Doctoral students and
early-career researchers in organizational studies, especially
those engaged with general management, organizational behavior,
human resource management, innovation, entrepreneurship, and
strategy, will benefit from reading this relevant and inclusive
handbook.
The Routledge Companion to Philosophy in Organization Studies
provides a wide-ranging overview of the significance of philosophy
in organizations. The volume brings together a veritable
"who's-who" of scholars that are acclaimed international experts in
their specialist subject within organizational studies and
philosophy. The contributions to this collection are grouped into
three distinct sections: Foundations - exploring philosophical
building blocks with which organizational researchers need to
become familiar. Theories - representing some of the dominant
traditions in organizational studies, and how they are dealt with
philosophically. Topics - examining the issues, themes and topics
relevant to understanding how philosophy infuses organization
studies. Primarily aimed at students and academics associated with
business schools and organizational research, The Routledge
Companion to Philosophy in Organization Studies is a valuable
reference source for anyone engaged in this field.
Let a thousand verses bloom. "Anthems of Resistance" is about the
iconoclastic tradition of poetry nurtured by Ali Sardar Jafri, Faiz
Ahmad Faiz, Javed Akhtar, Fehmida Riyaz and all those who have been
part of the progressive writers' movement in the Indian
subcontinent. It documents the rise of the Progressive Writers'
Association, its period of ascendancy, its crucial role in the
struggle for independence, and its unflagging spirit of resistance
against injustice. In the process, the book highlights various
aspects of the PWA's aesthetics and politics, such as its
internationalist ethos, its romance with modernity, its engagement
with feminism, its relationship to Hindi cinema and film lyrics,
and the vision of a radically new world which its members
articulated with passion. Part history, part literary analysis,
part poetic translation, and part unabashed celebration of the PWA
era, this book is truly a unique resource.
Mirza Ghalib is perhaps the most widely chronicled Urdu poet in
English. But few can pithily capture the essence of his life and
work as enjoyably as Raza Mir can. In this lively, witty and
illuminating account, Ghalib emerges from these pages as a man of
his time but also one who looms large over history. Raza infuses
his research with just the right amount of anecdote and trivia,
evoking Ghalib as an outspoken genius, a game-changer who never
shied away from aiming a witty barb (or three) at his rivals.
Moreover, Ghalib also lived in a crucial age that saw the end of
Mughal rule and the destruction of his beloved Delhi. Ghalib: A
Thousand Desires also comprises a selection of the great poet's
most enduring poems and ghazals, accompanied by Raza's insightful
commentary that decodes underlying themes and meanings in these
verses.
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