UID:
almafu_9960840944602883
Format:
1 online resource (72 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781009128155
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1-009-31360-6
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1-009-31359-2
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1-009-12815-9
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).
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Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Organizational Paradox -- Contents -- 1 Background -- 2 Introduction -- 3 Understanding Paradox -- 3.1 Paradoxical Roots -- 3.2 The Ontology of Paradox -- 3.2.1 Paradox As 'Inherent' -- 3.2.2 Paradox As 'Socially Constructed' -- 3.2.3 Bridging Views -- 3.3 Latency and Salience of Paradoxes -- 3.4 Framing Competing Demands -- 4 Experiencing and Responding to Paradoxes -- 4.1 Approaching Paradoxes -- 4.2 Repertoire of Responses to Paradoxes -- 4.3 Not All Paradoxes Are Created Equal -- 5 Studying and Exploring Paradox -- 5.1 Onto-epistemological Aspects -- 5.2 Conceptual Clarity -- 5.3 Conceptual Straightjackets -- 5.4 Boundary Conditions -- 5.5 Paradoxical Mindset As a Collective Phenomenon -- 5.6 Meta-theorizing -- 5.7 Cross-Cultural Aspects -- 5.8 Delayed Effects -- 5.9 Methodological Challenges and Possibilities -- 6 Teaching and Applying Paradox -- 6.1 Pedagogical Possibilities -- 6.1.1 Reality to Theory -- 6.1.2 Theory to Reality -- 6.1.3 Theory to Theory -- 6.2 Applying Paradoxes -- 6.2.1 Thinking Paradoxically -- 6.2.2 Teaming Paradoxically -- 6.2.3 Organizing Paradoxically -- 7 Concluding Note -- References.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781009124348
Language:
English
Subjects:
Economics
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Sociology
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009128155
