The book is a provocative and challenging approach to the study of organizations by one of the UK's leading organization theorists, who uses various ideas and metaphors from economics, architecture, a
A classic in its field, Sociological Paradigms and Organisational Analysis argues that social theory can usefully be conceived in terms of four broad paradigms, based upon different sets of meta-theor
The authors argue in this book that social theory can usefully be conceived in terms of four broad paradigms, based upon different sets of meta-theoretical assumptions with regard to the nature of soc
Examines the role and utilization of workplace 'space': how it is organized; how it can reflect organizational values; how it can affect employee identities; and the many ways in which the physical en
This book brings together different theories on secret diplomacy and integrates them into a coherent analytical framework, thereby filling a gap in the literature.The complex relationship between secr
Robert Cooper, who died in 2013, was the leading theorist of organization working in England over the past few decades. Describing himself as a ‘social philosopher,’ he was one of the first writers to
