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Positivism

In: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies
Edited by: Stewart R. Clegg & James R. Bailey
Subject:Organization Studies (general), Occupational/Industrial Psychology
Keywords:organization size; positivism

Positivism is the movement that seeks to establish a social science that is similar to the natural sciences. It features general theories and determinist causal explanations. In organization studies, it seeks to establish an organization science with these characteristics.

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  Clegg, S. R., & Bailey, J. R. (2008). Positivism. In International encyclopedia of organization studies (Vol. 1, pp. 1271-1273). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956246.n433
  
  Clegg, Stewart R., and James R. Bailey. "Positivism." In International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies, edited by Clegg, Stewart R., and James R. Bailey, 1271-73. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956246.n433.
  
  Clegg, S. R. and Bailey, J. R. 2008. Positivism. In: Stewart R. Clegg and James R. Bailey Editors, 2008. International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1271-1273 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956246.n433> [Accessed 21 May 2022].
  
  Clegg, Stewart R. and James R. Bailey. "Positivism." International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 1271-73. SAGE Knowledge. 21 May 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956246.n433.
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