Postmodernizm ve Komplekslik: Örgüt Kuramı Bağlamında Paradigmatik Bir Tartışma

Yıl 2010, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1, 25 - 48, 01.04.2010

Erkan Erdemir Umut Koç

Öz

Sosyal bilimler alanında son yıllarda postmodernizm ve komplekslik kavramları yoğun olarak tartışılmaktadır. Postmodernizm örgüt kuramı açısından geniş olarak tartışılmış bir kavramdır. Komplekslik kuramından da örgüt araştırmalarına önemli katkılar sağlaması bek‐ lenmektedir. Bu çalışmada literatürün bir bölü‐ münde birbirleri ile ilişkili gibi görünen postmodernizm ve komplekslik kuramı incelene‐ rek Burrell ve Morgan tarafından oluşturulan çerçevede konumlandırılmaya çalışılmıştır. Sonuç olarak postmodernizmin ve komplekslik kuramının görece birbirlerinden farklı yaklaşım‐ lar oldukları, postmodernizmin genel olarak radikal hümanist kısımda, komplekslik kuramının da ağırlıklı olarak işlevselci kısımda yer aldığı anlaşılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Örgüt kuramı, postmo‐ dernizm, komplekslik, sosyal bilim paradigmaları

Postmodernism and Complexity: A Paradig‐ matic Debate in the Context of Organization Theory

Öz

In recent years, postmodernism and complexity have been discussed intensively in the social sciences. Postmodernism, as a concept, has been widely discussed from the organization theory perspective. It’s expected that complexity theory will make important contributions to the organization research. In this study, post‐modernism and complexity theory, which is implied to have strong connections with each other in the literature, are examined as well as being positioned at the Burrell and Morgan framework. Results of the study show that postmodernism and complexity theories are relatively different from each other. As postmodernism is generally positioned at the radical‐humanist section, complexity theory is mostly positioned at the functionalist section.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Organization theory, postmodernism, complexity, social sciences paradigms.

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