Organizational Epistemology

This book presents a new view of organizations which has important implications for the theory, methods and practice of management. For several years the boundaries of political science, sociology and other fields in the social sciences have been significantly rethought with the help of autopoiesis theory. The authors examine how this theory can be applied in the organization and management field, by an increased focus on knowledge and the processes of knowledge development and guidance. Intended as a standard reference for all those involved in the study of advanced organizations, Organizational Epistemology will be welcomed by graduate students, researchers and reflective practitioners alike.

Inhalt
Preface; Ken Slocum - Devising a Concept of 'Organizational Knowledge' - Conventional Organizational Epistemologies - Autopoietic Systems - Organizational Knowledge, Individualized (and Socialized) - Unbracketing (Socialized Organizational Knowledge) by a Theory of Scaling - Organizational Knowledge and Languaging - Languaging and Beyond - Impediments to Organizational Knowledge - The New Epistemology in Use: The Sencorp Management Model - References