ABSTRACT
This chapter provides an overview of developments in the field from the late 1990s to the present, including both theoretical shifts and trends in research topics. The 21st century is marked by the increasing interdisciplinarity; the discursive turn; the maturation of structurational approaches; and the development of theory in communicative constitution of organization (CCO). A number of specific theories within these traditions are discussed. The field’s self-reflection of the 1990s is characterized by growing paradigmatic plurality and interdisciplinarity that flourishes well into the 21st century. The most sweeping development of this period was the discursive turn, with an accompanying burgeoning interest in contradiction and paradox. Structuration theory and CCO perspectives are also covered.
