Research Strategies for Organizational History: A Dialogue Between Historical Theory and Organization Theory
University College London · Queen Mary University of London · +2 more institutions
Abstract
If history matters for organization theory, then we need greater reflexivity regarding the epistemological problem of representing the past; otherwise, history might be seen as merely a repository of ready-made data. To facilitate this reflexivity, we set out three epistemological dualisms derived from historical theory to explain the relationship between history and organization theory: (1) in the dualism of explanation, historians are preoccupied with narrative construction, whereas organization theorists subordinate narrative to analysis; (2) in the dualism of evidence, historians use verifiable documentary sources, whereas organization theorists prefer constructed data; and (3) in the dualism of…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 40.29
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 218
Authors
3- MRMichael RowlinsonCorresponding
University College London, Queen Mary University of London, University of Manchester
- JHJohn Hassard
Queen Mary University of London, University College London, University of Manchester
- SDStephanie Decker
University of Manchester, Aston University, University College London, Queen Mary University of London
Topics & keywords
- Organizational theory
- Organizational studies
- Organizational behavior
- Sociology
- Organization studies
- Business history
- Organizational change
- Organizational effectiveness