Methodological aspects of research done in contemporary enterprises in the light of disputes between Modernists and Post-Modernists

• Authors: Jerzy Boehlke
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The objective of this paper is to present and analyze preliminary some selected methodological consequences of the disputes held between modernists and post-modernists for the contemporary theory of the firm. There is no doubt that the subject of these disputes constitutes the main axis in the discussion on the structure and functioning of the modern enterprise. In the situation of the intense debate between modernists and post-modernists, it appears that chances of the economic theory of the firm to find explicit answers to the questions on the essence and causes of establishing the enterprise are decreasing. However, at the same time our knowledge on the causes and mechanisms of differentiating enterprises in current market economies is increasing. The achievements of philosophy and methodology of science allow us to formulate a hypothesis that this is going to be a lasting situation.

Keywords

EN

contemporary enterprise; modernists and post-modernists; complexity of modern firm; epistomological analysis; cognitive economics of firm

Discipline

• ECONOMICS: ECONOMICS

• Publisher: Prague Development Center, Czech Republic
• Journal: Business and Economic Horizons
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 21-28

Contributors

author

Jerzy Boehlke

• Prague Development Center s.r.o., Bořivojova 1081 / 40, 130 00, Prague 3 - Žižkov, Czech Republic