Rather than a complex web of causality they see a complex web of meanings, and tend to use more literary and cultural analyses than more traditional scientific methodologies. Postmodernists feel that all knowledge is subjective and contextualized by history and culture. Everything is relative. They reject the idea that rationality is continually advancing through the use of science.
Organizations are means of control, power, and enforced discipline.
A post-modernist view emphasizes the diversity of elements in organizations.