Philosophy and Management Studies

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"This book shows how philosophy and social science are good travel companions. Its message is neat: philosophy is the perfect schema from which to interrogate the use of concepts in management research. What is distinctive is the exploration of management and organizational philosophy from the viewpoint of those who occupy a subaltern position in power-laden arrangements." Prof. Silvia Gherardi, Dipartimento di Sociologia e Ricerca Sociale, University of Trento, Italy

"I've been waiting for a book like this for all of my academic life, first as a PhD student and now as faculty who works with PhD students. At a time when management research is waking up to grand societal challenges, this engagement with philosophy may spur much-needed new directions in our field." Suhaib Riaz, PhD, Associate Professor of Management, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, Canada

"This book provides the essential philosophical basis to develop a package of method, theory and style for scholars who want to engage in reflexive, non-traditional organizational research. It is an invaluable guide that will not only help a new generation of management researchers but also change organizational research itself. A must-read!" Maddy Janssens, Professor at the Department of Work & Organisation Studies, KU Leuven, Belgium

"Philosophy is the absent centre of management studies. It pervades all of what we think and feel and do and imagine. It tells us that 'we' is a contested notion, for in time and space ideas differ fundamentally. This book brings philosophy into its rightful position at the heart of management studies and is to be welcomed for the warm illumination that it will provide." Gibson Burrell, Professor of Organisation Theory, University of Leicester, UK

"In an age where management research is increasingly judged by its social impact, it is critical that our work as scholars is built on a strong intellectual foundation. Philosophy is that foundation, and this book introduces its central tenets in an insightful, intelligent and accessible way. Highly recommended for doctoral students and early career researchers, and a timely prompt to thinking for more experienced researchers". Carl Rhodes, Professor of Organization Studies, University of Technology Sydney, Australia