The Paradigm Shift in Organizational Research

Yanli Zhang; Yawei Wang; William Colucci; Zhongxian Wang

doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-1873-2.ch004

The Paradigm Shift in Organizational Research

Yanli Zhang
, Yawei Wang
, William Colucci
, Zhongxian Wang

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The creation and development of theory and methods used in the study of organizations is predominantly carried out grounded in the positivist paradigm – epistemological and methodological assumptions similar to those of the natural sciences. This essay looks at the limitations of that paradigm for the study of human organizations and the benefits of relativist, humanist and post-modern assumptions, theory and methods. Limitations of the predominant paradigm are taken up by analyzing basic assumptions – objectivity, generality, empiricism, and linearity. The benefits of a more inclusive paradigm are reviewed in terms of two topic areas: Organizational learning and decision making, and financial markets and price distortion.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Intelligence Methods and Systems Advancements for Knowledge-Based Business
Publisher	IGI Global
Pages	60-74
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9781466618749
ISBN (Print)	9781466618732
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1873-2.ch004
State	Published - 1 Jan 2012

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