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 Pandemonium: Towards a Retro-Organization Theory By Professor Gibson Burrell * Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd * Number Of Pages: 254 * Publication Date: 1997-05-06 * ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0803977778 * ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780803977778 Product Description: `Two volumes in one, Pandemonium is a disorganizationally challenging contribution to the postmodern theory of organizations which systematically questions the underlying assumptions and values of contemporary administrative science and organization theory' - Bryan S Turner, Deakin University `Pandemonium is a dark, Gothic place, full of danger and enchantment for all who enter its labyrinth, a retro-vision that seeks to ensare, disarm and disturb all who enter, whatever sense they make from the many opportunities it provides' - Stewart R Clegg, University of Western Sydney, Macarthur In this irreverent and inventive book, Gibson Burrell seeks to circumvent the established frameworks which have defined our understanding of organization and organizations. He brings us tales from under the edge which enmire us in the nether side of modernist organization. By looking backwards deep into the history of Western societies, and sideways across the broad domain of social and cultural theory, Pandemonium disconcerts and invigorates the domain of the study of organizations. Through his experimental device of the two-directional text, Burrell offers multi-layered meanings and a meta Read more...
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