Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents

Chapter 1. Introducing organization theory: What is it, and why does it matter?;
2. Modernist organization theory: Back to the future?
Matter?;
Chapter 3: Neomodernist organization theory: Putting people first?;
Chapter 4. Neomodernist organization theory: Surfing the new wave?;
Chapter 5. Postmodernist organization theory: New organizational forms for a
new millennium?;
Chapter 6. Postmodernism as a philosophy: The ultimate challenge to
Organization theory?;
Chapter 7. Reflective organization theory: Symbols, meanings and
Interpretations;
Chapter 8. Reflexive organization theory: Critical theory and psychoanalysis;
Chapter 9. The evolution of management as reflected through the lens of
Modernist organization theory;
Chapter 10. Perspectives and challenges.