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Postmodernist Organizational Theory – Conversation with Rick Martin

Peter: Having given a lot of thought over the past year to a postmodernist organization theory,…
When the tide comes in – how we impose meaning on the world

I grew up in a town called Morecambe on the Lancashire coast. In my early teens…
How Discourse Organizes Sheep

Postmodernism is one of those terms that is difficult to define. It seems to mean different…
The Role of Authoritative Texts in Business Research

Over the past ten years a particular paradigm has become entrenched in the way that research…
Case Study: Services Marketing

This is a scenario for use in teaching services marketing. Chain Hotels is a chain of…
Why Does Business Need Post-Structuralism?

Business is a very practical activity requiring concrete solutions to concrete problems. Post-structuralism, on the other…
Case Study Scenario – conflict, change and point-of-view

The following scenario is fiction but draws on my own experience in different working contexts. It…
Knowledge Cafes with David Gurteen

On Tuesday, 13th December, I attended a workshop run by David Gurteen of Gurteen Knowledge on…
The Three States of Money

By Peter Atkinson 17/3/2017 At the core of most stories in the news media that have…
The Snake in the Garden – the two contradictions at the heart of morality

Moral principles are culturally variable. In one culture it is bad to eat a pig, in…