Summary Of The Book 'Good To Great'
STRATEGIC PLAN TO ACHIEVE A LEAP IN PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE In social research, the question, assumption and development of theories are traditionally centered on a search for truth, knowledge or at least communicate information for decision making. My initial reading of Good to Great was by no means presented as a research project and left the reader feeling as if he had just been introduced to a motivational speaker or a misplaced stock broker. However, as a Doctoral student, I applied some basic analytic matrix learning and principles recommended in initial post graduate studies that emphasize critical reading, critical thinking and scholarly writing. The requirement of conducting a philosophical analysis; identify assumptions that are underpinnings of the research and methodology; explanations of the practical significance of the assumptions and effect on research’s
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According to Berg (1989), “ In organization and management science today it is not important whether statements are true or false, its whether the fact or statement is accepted, saleable, or valid to a larger audience” (p. 195). The postmodernist contends that all science is understood to be the product of socio-linguistic construction that undermines sciences authority by pointing to how notions of truth, objectivity, facticity, and science are merely prestigious discursive, or linguistic, constructs (Johnson & Duberley, 200, p. 101).
The author has also published a Good to Great for the Social Sector which applies the principles of the book to the “social sector.” This does not appear to be based on any independent analysis of data but rather on how the author sees his principles enacted in the social sector. I will not discuss this since it is, in a sense, a series of case
According to Berg (1989), “ In organization and management science today it is not important whether statements are true or false, its whether the fact or statement is accepted, saleable, or valid to a larger audience” (p. 195). The postmodernist contends that all science is understood to be the product of socio-linguistic construction that undermines sciences authority by pointing to how notions of truth, objectivity, facticity, and science are merely prestigious discursive, or linguistic, constructs (Johnson & Duberley, 200, p. 101).
The author has also published a Good to Great for the Social Sector which applies the principles of the book to the “social sector.” This does not appear to be based on any independent analysis of data but rather on how the author sees his principles enacted in the social sector. I will not discuss this since it is, in a sense, a series of case