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Mats Alvesson
Professor
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The meaning and meaninglessness of postmodernism : Some Ironic Remarks
Författare
Summary, in English
This paper discusses the popularity of postmodernism in social and organizational studies. It is argued that the word conflates quite different social phenomena and lines of development, and theoretical and philosophical positions. Framing issues in terms of modernism/postmodernism easily leads to insensitive conceptualizations of the varied positions within what is dumped together as 'modernism'. 'Modernist' ideas about contemporary society and types of organizations encourage an oversensitivity for novelty. It is argued that many of the themes raised under the banner of postmodernism are worth taking seriously, but no effort should be taken to combine them under the same concept.
Avdelning/ar
- Företagsekonomiska institutionen
Publiceringsår
1995
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
1047-1075
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Organization Studies
Volym
16
Issue
6
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
SAGE Publications
Ämne
- Business Administration
Aktiv
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1741-3044