good knowledge at organisation theory four perspectives
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organisation_theory.docxThe task for the Individual Assignment is as follows:
Ensure that you choose at least two of the readings that were given to you in Assignment 1, that match with your chosen Organisational Theory perspectives.
Your essay must analyse the key readings in-depth, so do not forget the work that you did for Assignment 1 and ensure you build on the foundations.
Four Organizational Theory perspectives, namely Modernist, Critical theorist, Symbolic Interpretivist and Postmodernist, produce different narratives about sustainability.
Choose two Organisational Theory perspectives. Based on your selected perspectives, identify and draw out the two readings out of the given list that match your chosen perspectives.
Critically analyse the two readings and evaluate how their ontological and epistemological positions result in a different understanding and narrative of sustainability within organisations.
Assignment 2 Tips
1. In addition to these tips, a further essay writing guide has been provided in Blackboard. You are strongly encouraged to read this essay guide before you begin to develop your essay.
2. Based on your selected perspectives, choose two relevant readings out of this list to as a starting point for your essay.
3. You should also use the textbook and other resources to assist in the development of your analysis.
4. A suggested process is depicted as follows:
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1. The four (4) readings are given in Section 8.3. 2. Select two from the four Organisational Theory Perspectives. 3. Critically evaluate how your two chosen perspectives contribute a different understanding and narrative of sustainability within organisations. 4. Use readings from your own research and the textbook to form substantive arguments |
Shared Readings for Assignment 1 and Assignment 2
In addition to the textbook and lecture materials, the four provided readings are as follows:
1. Cho, C. H., Laine, M., Roberts, R. W., & Rodrigue, M. (2015). Organized hypocrisy, organizational façades, and sustainability reporting. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 40, 78-94.（related to Critical theorist）
2. Tata, J., & Prasad, S. (2015). National cultural values, sustainability beliefs, and organizational initiatives. Cross Cultural Management, 22(2), 278-296.(related to Modernist)
3. Atkins, J., Atkins, B. C., Thomson, I., & Maroun, W. (2015). “Good” news from nowhere: imagining utopian sustainable accounting. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, 28(5), 651-670.(related to Postmodernist)
4. Powell, M., & Osborne, S. P. (2015). Can marketing contribute to sustainable social enterprise?. Social Enterprise Journal, 11(1), 24-46.(related to Symbolic Interpretivist )
Note: These readings are underpinned by different ontological epistemological assumptions that distinguish them as Modernist, Critical Theorist, Symbolic Interpretivist or Postmodernist.
