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UNINA9910457077903321 |
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Autore |
Smith Barbara Herrnstein |
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Titolo |
Scandalous knowledge : science, truth and the human / / Barbara Herrnstein Smith [[electronic resource]] |
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Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2005 |
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0-7486-7167-6 |
1-280-71572-3 |
9786610715725 |
0-7486-2634-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 198 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Science and cultural theory |
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Constructive realism |
Knowledge, Theory of |
Postmodernism |
Science - Philosophy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [172]-185) and index. |
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Introduction: Scandals of knowledge -- Pre-post-modern relativism -- Netting truth : Ludwik Fleck's constructivist genealogy -- Cutting-edge equivocation : conceptual moves and rhetorical strategies in contemporary anti-epistemology -- Disciplinary cultures and tribal warfare : the sciences and the humanities today -- Super natural science : the claims of evolutionary psychology -- Animal relatives, difficult relations. |
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This new book explores the radical reconceptions of knowledge and science emerging from constructivist epistemology social studies of science and contemporary cognitive science. |
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UNINA9910451308903321 |
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Transparency and other hot topics revisited [[electronic resource] /] / guest editors, Tom McManus ... [et al.] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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[Bradford], : Emerald, [2007] |
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1-280-92905-7 |
9786610929054 |
1-84663-457-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (128 p.) |
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Collana |
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Journal of management development, , 0262-1711 ; ; v. 26, no. 5 (2007) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Executives - Training of |
Middle managers - Training of |
Business ethics |
Disclosure of information |
Communication in organizations |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Guest editorial; Breaking-out-of-the-box in organizations; Organizational transparency drives company performance; Challenges in achieving transparency, simplicity and administering of the United States tax code; Entrepreneurship in Egypt and the US compared: directions for further research suggested; An equation of health; Transition and transparency in the employment contract; Dave Delaney's useful advice for your development as a manager; Working from the inside out; Retirement - an unaffordable luxury |
Through the looking glass: illusions of transparency and the cult of informationThe best of the best: lessons from the top performing American corporations, 1954-2005 |
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This e-book follows up the 2006 e-book with a further exploration of transparency. The editors explore how transparency is interpreted and |
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applied across a range of areas, including human resources, tax systems, healthcare provision; retirement and organizational communication. The e-book features contributions from an international team of authors. |
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