Methodological aspects of research done in contemporary enterprises in the light of disputes between Modernists and Post-Modernists

The objective of this paper is to present and analyze preliminary some selected methodologicalconsequences of the disputes held between modernists and post-modernists for the contemporarytheory of the firm. There is no doubt that the subject of these disputes constitutes the main axis in thediscussion on the structure and functioning of the modern enterprise. In the situation of the intensedebate between modernists and post-modernists, it appears that chances of the economic theory of thefirm to find explicit answers to the questions on the essence and causes of establishing the enterprise aredecreasing. However, at the same time our knowledge on the causes and mechanisms of differentiatingenterprises in current market economies is increasing. The achievements of philosophy and methodology of science allow us to formulate a hypothesis that this is going to be a lasting situation.