Science Fiction and Organization (Routledge Studies in Human Resource Development) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415215889 ISBN 13: 9780415215886

Publisher: Routledge, 2001

Synopsis

Science fiction can be seen as a diagnosis of the present, and a vision of possible futures. It therefore provides an excellent resource with which to interrogate both contemporary organizing processes and organizations as institutions. The marginal activity of science fiction has, however, been largely ignored in writing on organization theory. This international collection is the first book of its kind to explore how science fiction can enrich studies of organization by drawing on perspectives across the arts and social sciences.

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Synopsis:

Science fiction can be seen as a diagnosis of the present, and a vision of possible futures. Therefore, it provides an excellent resource with which to interrogate both contemporary organizing processes and organizations as institutions. The marginal activity of science fiction has however, been largely ignored in writing on organization theory. This international collection explores how science fiction can enrich studies of organization by drawing on perspectives across the arts and social sciences.

About the Author:

Martin Parker is a Professor of Culture and Organization at the School of Management, Leicester University

Warren J. Smith is Chief Scientist at Kaiser Electro-Optics as well as an independent consultant. He is the author of three prior books on lens design, including the first edition of this one, and the classics, "Modern Optical Engineering" and "Practical Optical System Layout". He lives in Carlsbad, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0415215889
• ISBN 13: 9780415215886
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 238
• Editor: Higgins Matthew, Lightfoot Geoff, Parker Martin, Smith Warren