Jorgen Sandberg

A key step for researchers wanting to produce interesting and influential theory development is formulating innovative research questions. In this text, Alvesson and Sandberg have developed a problematization methodology for identifying and challenging the assumptions underlying existing knowledge, and for generating research questions that can lead to more impactful theories. The second edition of this popular text has been fully updated, with more illustrative examples and insights from a diverse range of recent studies which explore methods for conducting more innovative research. This book is essential reading for students and researchers looking to formulate interesting research questions and conduct more engaging and original research. Mats Alvesson is Professor of Business Administration at the University of Bath, and also affiliated with Lund University, Stockholm School of Economics and Bayes Business School, City, University of London. Jörgen Sandberg is Professor in the University of Queensland (UQ) Business School and Honorary Professor at Warwick Business School.

A key step for researchers wanting to produce interesting and influential theory development is formulating innovative research questions. In this text, Alvesson and Sandberg have developed a problematization methodology for identifying and challenging the assumptions underlying existing knowledge, and for generating research questions that can lead to more impactful theories. The second edition of this popular text has been fully updated, with more illustrative examples and insights from a diverse range of recent studies which explore methods for conducting more innovative research. This book is essential reading for students and researchers looking to formulate interesting research questions and conduct more engaging and original research. Mats Alvesson is Professor of Business Administration at the University of Bath, and also affiliated with Lund University, Stockholm School of Economics and Bayes Business School, City, University of London. Jörgen Sandberg is Professor in the University of Queensland (UQ) Business School and Honorary Professor at Warwick Business School.

Boken tar upp och konfronterar dominerande och alternativa synsätt på samhällsvetenskaplig forskning genom en metaforansats. Den beskriver en rad förhållanden som till exempel forskarkollektiv, forskaridentitet, syn på design, data, tolkning och skrivande, och pekar på hur vi kan undgå låsande konventioner och tänka mer varierat. Data kan till exempel ses som byggstenar, tankestimulerare, dialogpartner eller som material för berättande. Boken bidrar till mer kreativ och engagerande forskning genom att stimulera till om- och nytänkande om centrala element i forskningsprocessen. Att tänka om forskningsprocessen – konventionella och alternativa metaforer är lämplig för studenter och forskare som är intresserade av att få en originell och kreativitetsstimulerande översikt över forskning och av att utmana traditionella synsätt på forskningsprocessen.

This book offers a unique solution to the shortage of more imaginative and engaging research by re-imagining the core elements of the research process. In contrast to existing methods, which mainly focus on standard ingredients in the research process, the metaphorical approach taken here offers a more varied and comprehensive platform for producing novel, influential and relevant research. The set of guiding principles suggested in the book provides researchers with the resources to break away from existing conventions and templates for conducting and writing research. Re-imagining the Research Process: Conventional and Alternative Metaphors is suitable for upper-undergraduate and postgraduate students and researchers interested in challenging traditional views of the research process. Mats Alvesson holds a chair in the Business Administration department at Lund University in Sweden and is also a part-time professor at University of Queensland Business School, Australia and at Cass Business School, UK. Jorgen Sandberg is Professor at UQ Business School, University of Queensland, Australia, and Distinguished Research Environment Professor in Organization Studies at the Warwick Business School, UK.

This book offers a unique solution to the shortage of more imaginative and engaging research by re-imagining the core elements of the research process. In contrast to existing methods, which mainly focus on standard ingredients in the research process, the metaphorical approach taken here offers a more varied and comprehensive platform for producing novel, influential and relevant research. The set of guiding principles suggested in the book provides researchers with the resources to break away from existing conventions and templates for conducting and writing research. Re-imagining the Research Process: Conventional and Alternative Metaphors is suitable for upper-undergraduate and postgraduate students and researchers interested in challenging traditional views of the research process. Mats Alvesson holds a chair in the Business Administration department at Lund University in Sweden and is also a part-time professor at University of Queensland Business School, Australia and at Cass Business School, UK. Jorgen Sandberg is Professor at UQ Business School, University of Queensland, Australia, and Distinguished Research Environment Professor in Organization Studies at the Warwick Business School, UK.

Varför jag utgjort ett centrum för dolska intriger och aktioner är i skrivande stund inte helt klarlagt mycket kan makten tiga om, men den är nu inte ensam aktör på samhällsscenen. Människan är till sin natur skvallrig och trolös, det förflutna ligger mycket nära i tiden, och dess korta skuggor har ännu inte tätnat. Vår värld är i alla händelser en öppen plats och det finns i realiteten inga gömställen. Det hemliga och fördolda är en illusion, och den som brukar de blå dunsternas trollkonster skall finna att rekylen är häftig och bullersam, samt att röken inte skingras så lätt.

I organisationer handlar människor alltid utifrån sin förståelse av verksamheten och den specifika situationen. För den chef som vill förändra och utveckla en verksamhet gäller det således att påverka organisationsmedlemmarnas förståelse av verkligheten. Denna tes har sin grund i det fenomenologiska eller förståelsebaserade synsättet på ledarskap; en veten­s­kaplig tradition som dominerat organisationsforskningen de senaste decennierna. I denna kraftigt omarbetade ledarskapsklassiker utvecklar författarna det förståelsebaserade synsättet på organisation och ledning och visar hur ett sådant synsätt kan utformas inom ramen för praktisk management. Frågan som driver redogörelsen är hur förändring och utveckling i organisationer kan uppnås. Författarna argumenterar här för betydelsen av handlingsorienterade metoder då de menar att människors förståelse utvecklas på basis av erfarenheter. Ledarens uppgift blir då att stimulera till reflektion och upptäckter, vilket också innebär att de måste överge den överdrivna, men ack så vanliga, tilltron till information och anvisningar. Andra upplagan

'An excellent and much needed contribution to the management literature' - Gareth Morgan 'Trough accurate examples and instructive accounts of what constitutes understanding at work, the Author leads us to the core link between understanding and managerial practicing. It is deeply informative, often witty and always elegant!' - Silvia Gherardi Research Unit on Communication, Organizational Learning, and Aesthetics dipartimento di sociologia e ricerca sociale 'The book provides an interesting, accessible and important contribution to the interpretive understanding of management and leadership and clearly shows its relevance also for practitioners' - Mats Alvesson Bringing a fresh perspective to the evaluation of management problems, this book draws upon interpretative research and builds upon existing interpretative studies to scrutinise the influence managers have on employees' understanding. It considers how managers use ideas and visions to frame their employees' internalised understanding of the external rules and instructions that govern their work. The book brings an interpretative perspective to the question of individual and group competence and look at how this is linked with understanding. Throughout Managing Understanding in Organizations refers to international case studies and considers the cross-cultural impact on management and understanding at work.

'An excellent and much needed contribution to the management literature' - Gareth Morgan 'Trough accurate examples and instructive accounts of what constitutes understanding at work, the Author leads us to the core link between understanding and managerial practicing. It is deeply informative, often witty and always elegant!' - Silvia Gherardi Research Unit on Communication, Organizational Learning, and Aesthetics dipartimento di sociologia e ricerca sociale 'The book provides an interesting, accessible and important contribution to the interpretive understanding of management and leadership and clearly shows its relevance also for practitioners' - Mats Alvesson Bringing a fresh perspective to the evaluation of management problems, this book draws upon interpretative research and builds upon existing interpretative studies to scrutinise the influence managers have on employees' understanding. It considers how managers use ideas and visions to frame their employees' internalised understanding of the external rules and instructions that govern their work. The book brings an interpretative perspective to the question of individual and group competence and look at how this is linked with understanding. Throughout Managing Understanding in Organizations refers to international case studies and considers the cross-cultural impact on management and understanding at work.