The Oxford Handbook of Process Philosophy and Organization Studies

by Robin Holt, Tor Hernes, Daniel Hjorth, et al.

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019966935X
• ISBN13: 9780199669356
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 652 Pages
• Weight: 2.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.2" x 9.9"