Reason's neglect : rationality and organizing / Barbara Townley.
Reason, and the need to Be Rational, are essential dimensions of society and the organizations we live and work in. Yet the 'rationalization' of working processes, or the 'rationality' studied in social sciences, is all too often, used, understood, and interpreted in an extremely...
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| Language: | English |
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2008.
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| Summary: | Reason, and the need to Be Rational, are essential dimensions of society and the organizations we live and work in. Yet the 'rationalization' of working processes, or the 'rationality' studied in social sciences, is all too often, used, understood, and interpreted in an extremely narrow sense. This book sets out to rectify this neglect. - ;Reason, and the need to Be Rational, are essential dimensions of society and the organizations we live and work in. Yet the 'rationalization' of working and administrative processes, or the 'rationality' studied in social sciences, is all too often, used, un. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 288 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-273) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191559426 0191559423 1281825646 9781281825643 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |