Synopses & Reviews
Repositioning Organization Theory studies the political positioning of organization theory, arguing that there are two main projects in organization theory: the positioning and depositioning projects, or the hegemonic project of management and the postmodern project respectively. Böhm employs a range of philosophies to critique the limits of these two projects. The book calls for a repositioning and repoliticising of organization theory, with Böhm illustrating this project of repositioning by engaging with the challenges faced by anti-capitalist and social forum movements.
Synopsis
Repositioning Organization Theory studies the political positioning of organization theory. The book argues that there are two main projects in organization theory: the hegemonic project of positioning and postmodern project of depositioning. To critique the theoretical and political limits of these two projects, Bohm employs a range of critical and post-structural philosophies. Having conceptualized the need for a 'political event', the book is a passionate call for repositioning and repoliticizing organization theory. This book discusses the impossibilities of, and strategies for, such a project.
About the Author
Steffen Böhm is Lecturer in Management at the University of Essex.
Table of Contents
Images of Organization Theory * The Theory and Politics of Repositioning * Positioning Organization: The Hegemony of Management Knowledge * Depositioning Organization: The Politics of Resistance * Repositioning Organization: Impossibilities of 'The Movement' * Conclusion: Hopeful Failures