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THE OBSCURE OBJECT OF ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES. THE REALITY OF THE OBJECT AND THE OBJECT IN ITS REALITY

Innovar, ISSN: 2248-6968, Vol: 33, Issue: 90
2023
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The question about the object of organizational studies (OS) calls for a comprehensive look at its reality conceived from its nature and from its social and natural contexts. This object has historically been dominated, theoretically and in practice, by a positivist-functionalist vision that has deprived decision-makers of a full understanding of the perverse effects of economic, financial and technological progress. Professional education based mainly on the efficient operation of organizations does not provide a framework for reflection on the consequences on social and natural life. Today, the world is in a state of widespread crisis as a result of the lack of control of the forces behind progress (Jermier & Forbes, 2003; Newton, 2009), calling urgently for global action in order to reverse its undesirable effects on almost all aspects of life. Consequently, this paper presents two proposals: an epistemological (and ontological) one for a greater understanding of the object of OS and a greater awareness of the effects of administrative actions, and a pedagogical approach aimed at expanding the interpretive capacity of professionals (as an expected impact of this article) for the sake of a higher level of social and environmental commitment of organizational decision-makers.

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