Burrell and Morgan proposed a social theory that focuses on the relationship between organizational structure and the social environment. This theo...

Burrell and Morgan proposed a social theory that focuses on the relationship between organizational structure and the social environment. This theory is known as 'Sociological Paradigms' and presents four different paradigms, which represent different ways of understanding the relationship between organization and society. What is the relationship between the four paradigms proposed by Burrell and Morgan and social theory?


A. Each paradigm represents a different methodological approach within social theory.
B. The paradigms are applicable only to specific situations within society.
C. Each paradigm is a critique of the previous paradigms proposed by social theory.
D. The paradigms are different areas of study within social theory.
E. The paradigms are based on different sets of assumptions of a metatheory of social science and society.