In a society where no central agency coordinates the human activity of producing, selling and buying, why is there order and not chaos? This fundamental question has taxed generations of economists. Hayek's notion of spontaneous order goes some way to providing an answer. Hayek's Political Economy argues that afer explicitly rejecting positivism, Hayek was free to embrace reality and offer an explanation of the process involved in bringing about order.
In a society where no central agency coordinates the human activity of producing, selling and buying, why is there order and not chaos? This fundament...
Critical realism, with its focus on the causal structures underlying observable phenomena, has been one of the most significant developments in the philosophy of social science in the latter-20th century. This volume extends its insights into the fields of economic philosophy methodology and theory in such a way as to open up new forms of investigation in economics and change the nature of economic reasoning. It is argued that the specific value of this approach is that it encourages attention to the capacities, structures and powers that explain observed event regularities in economic life...
Critical realism, with its focus on the causal structures underlying observable phenomena, has been one of the most significant developments in the ph...
Critical realism, with its focus on the causal structures underlying observable phenomena, has been one of the most significant developments in the philosophy of social science in the latter-20th century. This volume extends its insights into the fields of economic philosophy methodology and theory in such a way as to open up new forms of investigation in economics and change the nature of economic reasoning. It is argued that the specific value of this approach is that it encourages attention to the capacities, structures and powers that explain observed event regularities in economic life...
Critical realism, with its focus on the causal structures underlying observable phenomena, has been one of the most significant developments in the ph...
Realism has been one of the most powerful new developments in philosophy and the social sciences and is now making an increasing impact in business and management studies. This is the first book-length treatment of critical realism in business and management.
It pulls together a wide range of material which is all explicitly or implicitly rooted in philosophical realism, and combines theoretical writing with substantive contributions addressing issues such as the nature of the firm and the labour process which together demonstrates that realism is a powerful alternative to...
Realism has been one of the most powerful new developments in philosophy and the social sciences and is now making an increasing impact in business...
Realism has been one of the most powerful new developments in philosophy and the social sciences. As this volume states, it is also having an increasing impact in management and business studies. Pulling together a wide range of material which is all explicitly or implicitly rooted in philosophical realism, this volume combines theoretical papers with contributions addressing such issues as the nature of the firm and the labour process. Together they demonstrate that realism is a powerful alternative to postmodernism and positivism.
Realism has been one of the most powerful new developments in philosophy and the social sciences. As this volume states, it is also having an increasi...
This book examines the relationship between critical realism and Marxism. The authors argue that critical realism and Marxism have much to gain from each other. This is the first book to address the controversial debates between critical realism and Marxism, and it does so from a wide range if disciplines. The authors argue that whilst one book cannot answer all the questions about the relationship between critical realism and Marxism, this book does provide some significant answers. In doing so, Critical Realism and Marxism reveals a potentially fruitful relationship; deepens our...
This book examines the relationship between critical realism and Marxism. The authors argue that critical realism and Marxism have much to gain from e...
This book examines the relationship between critical realism and Marxism. The authors argue that critical realism and Marxism have much to gain from each other. This is the first book to address the controversial debates between critical realism and Marxism, and it does so from a wide range if disciplines. The authors argue that whilst one book cannot answer all the questions about the relationship between critical realism and Marxism, this book does provide some significant answers. In doing so, Critical Realism and Marxism reveals a potentially fruitful relationship; deepens our...
This book examines the relationship between critical realism and Marxism. The authors argue that critical realism and Marxism have much to gain from e...
Critical realism has become increasingly important in the way organization and management is studied. This innovative book argues for an alternative to the prevailing ontology, and shows how positivism and its empirical realist ontology can be abandoned without having to accept strong social constructionism. Critical Realist Applications in Organisation and Management Studies applies critical realism in four ways. First, in the removal of meta-theoretical obstacles that hinder the development of fruitful theoretical and empirical work. Second and third, as a meta-theoretical...
Critical realism has become increasingly important in the way organization and management is studied. This innovative book argues for an alternativ...
Critical realism has become increasingly important in the way organization and management is being studied. This book argues for an alternative to the prevailing ontology and shows how positivism and its empirical realist ontology can be abandoned without having to accept strong (anti-realist) social constructionism. This book applies critical realism in four ways. First, in the removal of meta-theoretical obstacles that hinder the development of fruitful theoretical and empirical work. Second and third, as a meta-theoretical tool with which to develop appropriate methodological and...
Critical realism has become increasingly important in the way organization and management is being studied. This book argues for an alternative to the...
Human resource departments increasingly use the statistical analysis of performance indicators as a way of demonstrating their contribution to organisational performance. In this book, Steve Fleetwood and Anthony Hesketh take issue with this scientific' approach by arguing that its preoccupation with statistical analysis is misplaced because it fails to take account of the complexities of organisations and the full range of issues that influence individual performance. The book is split into three parts. Part I deconstructs research into the alleged link between people and business...
Human resource departments increasingly use the statistical analysis of performance indicators as a way of demonstrating their contribution to organis...
