| Work, Wealth, and Postmodernism: The Intellectual Conflict at the Heart of Business Endeavour 2018 Edition Contributor(s): Bowden, Bradley (Author) |
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ISBN: 331976179X ISBN-13: 9783319761794 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Management - General - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - Philosophy | Movements - General |
| Dewey: 149.97 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (1.29 lbs) 341 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This work examines the rise of postmodernism in management scholarship and argues that the prevalence of postmodernist thought reflects a lack of understanding by management researchers of the core principles upon which Western business endeavour is based. The author highlights postmodernism's methodological and conceptual failings, such as disbelief in material progress and economic advancement, and its denial of generalizable laws to direct management research. In its place, the author proposes a return to traditional modernist principles in management research, based on scientific evidence. This ground breaking, timely work will spark debate and challenge previously accepted claims of postmodernism, a nice retort to the anti-business/anti-capitalist literature now prevalent in academia. |