TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– This paper aims to look at three management research papers, which are placed in dialogue with Gilbert Simondon’s philosophy. Design/methodology/approach– Notable research articles are subjected to a thorough de-construction and re-construction process, as they are examined through the lens of Gilbert Simondon’s ontological and epistemological perspectives. Findings– Some solutions to epistemological antinomies underpinning management science are proposed, by relying on Simondonian paradigms. Research limitations/implications– This paper involved no direct field study. The transcendental status of Simondon’s propositions is briefly called into question but is not addressed per se. Social implications– Showing the fuzziness, not to say irrelevance, of efforts to make a strict demarcation between business and society, as illustrated by qualitative meta-analyses of management science cases. Originality/value– Simondon’s importance is barely beginning to be acknowledged in the field of Social and Management Science. This paper takes a step toward rectifying this oversight by providing scholars with an introduction to his main concepts and illustrates how they might be transposed into management science by subjecting management scholarly papers to his “experiments of thought” approach.
VL  - 9
IS  - 2
SN  - 1746-5680
DO  - 10.1108/SBR-03-2014-0010
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/SBR-03-2014-0010
AU  - Jardat Rémi
PY  - 2014
Y1  - 2014/01/01
TI  - Beyond the business/society dichotomy: The rich topicality of Gilbert Simondon’s ontological and epistemological schemas
T2  - Society and Business Review
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 112
EP  - 123
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -