What causes an organisation to be what it is and to become what it could be: A philosophical expedition

This work represents the evolution of a thesis asking the question what causes an organisation to be what it is and to become what it could be. The author ' s thought development is integral to the project and is highlighted throughout. Conversation and relationship become privileged as the transformative cause of change; of being. This study faithfully reproduces how a thesis actually happens, with all the inherent uncertainty and messiness. The life experiences of the author are brought to bear in this autoethnographic study of the business world.

Grantor dc:publisher

Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia

Year dc:date

2006

Author dc:creator

• Byrne, Alan

• Reflexive
• complex responsive process of relating
• teleology
• conversation
• organisational behaviour
• comlex organisations
• self-reflexive
• reuristic
• complexity science
• action research
• Organizational Behavior and Theory

Repository record dc:identifier

https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/55

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ro.ecu.edu.au:theses-1055