Postmodernism's challenge to organization science: Self-refuting, self-indulgent, or good medicine? An editorial essay

• 成果类型: Editorial Material
• 署名作者: Stephens, CU; Guignard, RM
• 署名单位: Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
• 刊物名称: ORGANIZATION SCIENCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1047-7039
• DOI: 10.1287/orsc.11.6.739.12533
• 发表日期: 2000
• 页码: 739-742
• 关键词: organization science; POSTMODERNISM; deconstruction

摘要

It is customary for the accepting editor of a Crossroads article to write a brief essay commenting on the piece. However, because Richard Weiss's paper and Stanley Deetz's rebuttal constitute distinct opinions-and because I accepted both articles, yet make no pretense of impartiality regarding my jaundiced stance on postmodernism-I invited a colleague, Rose-May Guignard, who is a staunch advocate of postmodernism, to engage in an informal debate on the merits of Weiss's versus Deetz's positions. Of course, the views I express in this essay are mine, not Rich's, and Rose-May's are hers, not Stan's.