Author: Mats Alvesson

The first edition of Making Sense of Management set out to provide a fresh perspective on management that was both broad and critical, exploring ho...

Empirical data is one of the cornerstones of knowledge in the social sciences, and yet the researcher often takes it for granted, reserving his or ...

How is practical change work carried out in modern organizations? And what kind of challenges, tasks and other difficulties are normally encountere...

How is practical change work carried out in modern organizations? And what kind of challenges, tasks and other difficulties are normally encountere...

A key step for researchers wanting to produce interesting and influential theory development is formulating innovative research questions. In thi...

A key step for researchers wanting to produce interesting and influential theory development is formulating innovative research questions. In thi...

Through the use of eight original metaphors for understanding what may happen in interviews and what may guide the interviewee (more than telling t...

Through the use of eight original metaphors for understanding what may happen in interviews and what may guide the interviewee (more than telling t...

Organizations are often complex and unwieldy, and many managers have difficulty in combining ideals and positive identities with the complexities a...

This title builds on the success of Doing Critical Management Research which has proven to be a seminal text in the 20 years since publication. In ...

With his usual engaging and inimitable style, Mats Alvesson takes the reader on a riveting journey through the diverse ways in which culture itself...

With his usual engaging and inimitable style, Mats Alvesson takes the reader on a riveting journey through the diverse ways in which culture itself...

This title builds on the success of Doing Critical Management Research which has proven to be a seminal text in the 20 years since publication. In ...

Praise for the Second Edition:  In opposition to most literature on how to conduct good social science research which is either empiricall...

Praise for the Second Edition:  In opposition to most literature on how to conduct good social science research which is either empiricall...

Making a case for a reflexive approach to leadership, the authors draw upon decades of carrying out in-depth studies of professionals trying to do ...