Not that it makes a difference, Kim, but wasn't that Dana Andrews in "The
Ox-Bow Incident"? And doesn't it paint a much darker picture?
Best, Leon
Kim Boal wrote:
> What a lively group we have. Linda Hampton asks if we can't discuss issues
> related to the paradigm wars in a less emotionally charged, but
> intellectually honest manner. While I think we can, I am not sure that we
> can ever reach agreement. For those who find all this confusing and
> irrelevant, but who are nonetheless interested in knowing what all the fuss
> is about, let me recommend two sources for your reading pleasure.
>
> In corner one, we have the true believers, the defenders of the faith (in
> this case science), the empirical realist (among whom I probably am more or
> less a member in good standing). For those in corner one, I would
> recommend reading Shelby Hunt's book Modern Marketing Theory. Shelby does
> a forceful job of reviewing the history and major controversies in the
> philosophy of science. Since he too is a defender of the faith, you will
> find lots of attacks on the those who would challenge science as a way of
> knowing.
>
> In corner two, we have the challengers, the critical theorist, the
> postmodernist, the feminist, the social constructionist, and anybody else
> you care to throw rocks at for challenging accepted dogma. For those
> interested in understanding these alternative viewpoints, I highly
> recommend the Handbook of Organization Studies, edited by Stewart Clegg,
> Cynthia Hardy, and Walter Nord. While this book of readings goes far
> beyond issues related to philophy of science, there are many good chapters
> dealing with issues germain to the paradigm wars. Among the many
> interesting and worthwhile chapters I would recommend reading: the
> introduction by Clegg and Hardy as well as chapters by Michael Reed, Walter
> Nord & Suzy Fox, Mats Alvesson and Stanley Deetz, Marta Calas & Linda
> Smircich, Linda Putnam, Nelson Phillips & Pamela Chapman, Cnthia Hardy &
> Stewart Clegg, Gibson Burrell, and Richard Marsden & Barbara Townley.
>
> Changing the subject, I note with interest the overwhelming support for
> using 12 Angry Men to illustrate group dynamics. A great movie, but one
> that might lead young, naive students to think that right makes might.
> That truth will always prevail if we can only manage the process correctly.
> But the irascible part of me remembers another Henry Fonda movie, The
> Ox-Bow Incident (1943). Here the group processes resulted in great evil.
> Perhaps we should show them both.
>
> On the left (justice), right (liberty), in the middle (mug wups),
>
> I remain as confused as ever.
>
> Best, Kim Boal
>
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> Kim Boal
> College of Business Administration
> Texas Tech University
> Lubbock, TX 79409
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