Is postmodernism dead? A text on the relevance of postmodern theory in the public sector

Erfaringsbasert master, 90 studiepoeng.Engelsk sammendrag (abstract): This text discusses postmodern organisation theory. Drawing on modern organisational assumptions and the postmodern responses to these assumptions. Including post-bureaucracy and its role on this scene. The purpose of this text is to respond to the question of whether postmodernism is dead, or if the philosophy (still) has relevance for our understanding of organisation as structure and process in public bureaucracies of 2016.Sammendrag: Denne teksten drøfter postmodernistisk organisasjonsteori. Den trekker frem noen moderne antagelser fra organisasjonsteorien og samtidig postmodernismens svar på disse. Den drøfter også postbyråkratiet i forlengelsen av dette. Formålet er å komme nærmere et svar på om postmodernismen er passé, eller om den (fortsatt) har relevans for vår forståelse av organisasjon og organisering av offentlige byråkrati i vår tid av 2016

Er postmodernismen passé? En tekst om postmodernismens relevans for offentlig sektor

Engelsk sammendrag (abstract): This text discusses postmodern organisation theory. Drawing on modern organisational assumptions and the postmodern responses to these assumptions. Including post-bureaucracy and its role on this scene. The purpose of this text is to respond to the question of whether postmodernism is dead, or if the philosophy (still) has relevance for our understanding of organisation as structure and process in public bureaucracies of 2016