Kelemen, Mihaela, 1968- <br/><br/>
An introduction to critical management research / 
Mihaela Kelemen and Nick Rumens. 
 - London :  SAGE,  2008. 
 - xvi, 232 pages;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Part I: Theory and paradigms -- Critical theory: an introduction -- Organisational paradigms and management research -- Part II: Theoretical perspectives on management -- American pragmatism -- Postmodernism -- Deconstructionism -- Poststructural feminism -- Queer theory -- Part III: Methodologies of management research -- Critical perspectives on quantitative research -- Critical perspectives on qualitative research -- Part IV: Consequences of management research -- Ethics and reflexivity -- Concluding reflections 
<br/><br/> Why have certain theories shaped management research? Where do research theory and practice meet, if at all?  To ask these questions is to think critically about management research. Mihaela L Kelemen and Nick Rumens explore the fundamentals of critical management theory and their influences on management research, and in doing so offer the student an illuminating introduction to what is often a disparate and complex array of issues.  10 expressive chapters examine theoretical foundations, including those most often sidelined in mainstream management theory; from postmodernism and deconstruction to American pragmatism, along with methodological choices and the intellectual issues each of these presents. Also provided is a timely consideration to the consequences and ethical concerns now inherent to any research issue.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781412901871 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Institutional Fund 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Management--Research.<br/>Critical thinking.