Format:
1 Online-Ressource (72 Seiten)
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Diagramme
ISBN:
9781009128155
Series Statement:
Cambridge elements. Elements in organization theory
Content:
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.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 13 Sep 2022)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781009124348
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Gaim, Medhanie, 1983 - Organizational paradox Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022 ISBN 9781009124348
Language:
English
Subjects:
Economics
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Sociology
DOI:
10.1017/9781009128155
Author information:
Clegg, Stewart 1947-
