Organizational paradoxes theory and practice

Paradoxes, contrary propositions that are not contestable separately but that are inconsistent when conjoined, constitute a pervasive feature of contemporary organizational life. When contradictory elements are constituted as equally important in day-to-day work, organizational actors frequently exp...

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Hauptverfasser: Gaim, Medhanie 1983- (VerfasserIn), Clegg, Stewart 1947- (VerfasserIn), Cunha, Miguel Pina e 1965- (VerfasserIn), Berti, Marco 1965- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA ; Port Melbourne, VIC, Australia ; New Delhi, India ; Singapore Cambridge University Press 2024
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge elements. Elements in organization theory
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Zusammenfassung:Paradoxes, contrary propositions that are not contestable separately but that are inconsistent when conjoined, constitute a pervasive feature of contemporary organizational life. When contradictory elements are constituted as equally important in day-to-day work, organizational actors frequently experience acute tensions in engaging with these contradictions. This Element discusses the presence of paradoxes in the life of organizations, introduces the reader to the notion of paradox in theory and practice, and distinguishes paradox and adjacent conceptualizations such as trade-off, dilemma, dialectics, ambiguity, etc. This Element also covers what triggers paradoxes and how they come into being whereby the Element distinguishes latent and salient paradoxes and how salient paradoxes are managed. This Element discusses key methodological challenges and possibilities of studying, teaching, and applying paradoxes and concludes by considering some future research questions left unexplored in the field.
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Beschreibung:128 Seiten Diagramme
ISBN:9781529791891
9781529791907