
Theories and Perspectives in Business Administration
- 496 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Theories and Perspectives in Business Administration
About this book
Business administration is a scientific field described as complex, diverse, and eclectic. Acknowledging the multiplicity of the field and the many challenges faced by students of business administration, there is a need for a book on theories and perspectives and how they can be applied. This book outlines a broad set of contemporary and frequently used theories and perspectives.Based on a selection conducted through a survey and discussions with colleagues, sixteen theories and perspectives are presented by the contributing authors. The book covers both a tradition based on the assumption of economic man and the more interpretivist-oriented traditions. It addresses undergraduate and graduate students who want to apply a specific theory or perspective to study phenomena within the field of business administration research.
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Table of contents
- _GoBack
- Preface
- Theories and perspectives
- Ulla Eriksson-Zetterquist, Magnus Hansson and Fredrik Nilsson
- Agency theory
- Peter Ăhman and Emilia Florin Samuelsson
- The business network approach
- Anna Bengtson, Johnny Lind and Cecilia Pahlberg
- Contingency theory
- Helén Anderson and Jan Greve
- The resource-Âbased view
- â strategy inside-out
- Fredrik Tell
- Transaction cost economics
- Tobias Johansson and Hans Knutsson
- The neoclassical perspective
- Peter Frii and Oscar StÄlnacke
- Decision-making in organizations
- â from the cognitive revolution to algorithm governance
- Alexander Styhre
- Institutional theory
- Maria NorbÀck and Linda Wedlin
- Actor-network theory
- â delight in the details
- Hans Kjellberg and Ebba Sjögren
- Symbolic interactionism
- Peter Svensson and Sofia Ulver
- Cultural approaches
- Pamela Schultz Nybacka and Jacob Ăstberg
- Critical theories
- Johan Alvehus and Charlotta Bay
- Discourse and discourse analysis
- Linda Höglund and Eva Lindell
- Practice theory
- Jens Rennstam and Susanne Lundholm
- Gender theories
- â power, perception, patterns and performances
- Nanna Gillberg
- Service marketing
- Mikael Gidhagen and David Sörhammar
- Theories and perspectives
- â analysis and conclusions
- Ulla Eriksson-Zetterquist, Magnus Hansson and Fredrik Nilsson
- Contributors
- Index