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This book argues that pragmatist thought can contribute to those approaches offering some theoretical argument, both as a general intellectual orientation and as a conceptual toolbox. As a general attitude, pragmatism develops a radical critique of all the dualism which ofte, hinder organization studies : Thought and action, design and utilization, decision and execution, reality and representation, to name a few. As a conceptual toolbox, pragmatism can contribute and clarify key concepts for organization and management studies, such as inquiry, semiotic mediation, habit, abduction, tras-action, and valuation. @ back cover