Organizational Paradox (Elements in Organization Theory)
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- Synopsis
- 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.
- Copyright:
- 2022
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- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781009313605
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781009124348
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 09/30/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Medhanie Gaim, Stewart Clegg, Miguel Pina e Cunha and Marco Berti
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Sociology
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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