Exploring the ontological origins of dualism: Towards a conjunctive structure of thought in organization studies

IF 2 4区 管理学 Q3 MANAGEMENT
Zara Andreea , Delacour Hélène
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Scholars have underscored that the organization studies are afflicted by dualism which impedes new theoretical developments. To overcome dualism which considers all aspects in opposition, we adopt a philosophical approach to explore in depth its origins. We reveal that dualism has ontological origins and emerges from the progressive abandonment of the Aristotelian ontological framework and specifically his conceptualization of the four primary causes that are bound together in pairs by a reciprocal and total causality. Based on this observation, we then argue the need to scrutinize not only our epistemology and methods, but first and foremost, our ontological assumptions as they shape our structure of thought. We suggest two complementary ways to help us make these assumptions explicit and thus enable us to expand organization studies.

探索二元论的本体论渊源:走向组织研究中的联结思维结构
学者们强调,组织研究受到二元论的影响,阻碍了新的理论发展。为了克服把所有方面都对立起来的二元论,我们采用哲学的方法来深入探讨它的起源。我们揭示了二元论具有本体论的起源,并产生于对亚里士多德本体论框架的逐渐放弃,特别是他对四个主要原因的概念化,这四个主要因素通过互惠和完全的因果关系成对地结合在一起。基于这一观察,我们认为,不仅需要仔细审查我们的认识论和方法,而且最重要的是,我们的本体论假设,因为它们塑造了我们的思想结构。我们提出了两种互补的方法来帮助我们明确这些假设,从而使我们能够扩展组织研究。
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自引率
10.00%
发文量
36
审稿时长
71 days
期刊介绍: The Scandinavian Journal of Management (SJM) provides an international forum for innovative and carefully crafted research on different aspects of management. We promote dialogue and new thinking around theory and practice, based on conceptual creativity, reasoned reflexivity and contextual awareness. We have a passion for empirical inquiry. We promote constructive dialogue among researchers as well as between researchers and practitioners. We encourage new approaches to the study of management and we aim to foster new thinking around management theory and practice. We publish original empirical and theoretical material, which contributes to understanding management in private and public organizations. Full-length articles and book reviews form the core of the journal, but focused discussion-type texts (around 3.000-5.000 words), empirically or theoretically oriented, can also be considered for publication. The Scandinavian Journal of Management is open to different research approaches in terms of methodology and epistemology. We are open to different fields of management application, but narrow technical discussions relevant only to specific sub-fields will not be given priority.
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