Elgar Introduction to Organizational Paradox Theory

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

This insightful Elgar Introduction comprises the first effort to provide a succinct overview of the field of organizational paradox theory, exploring contradictions and tensions in organizational settings. By conceptually mapping the field, it offers guidance through the literature on paradox, making space for new interpretations and applications of the concept.Opening with a critical analysis of research to date, the authors explore ideas related to dialectics and ambidexterity in organizations, as well as pragmatic approaches to organizational paradox. Chapters propose new ways to analyse responses to paradox, bringing together influential contributions that consider the nestedness of paradox, the relation between power and paradox, and paradoxes of positive organizational scholarships.Providing novel approaches to the discipline, this cutting-edge book is crucial for graduate students and management scholars interested in employing organizational paradox theory as a conceptual framework for their research.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-07-06
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Elgar Introductions to Management and Organization Theory series
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781839101137

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Mer om författaren

Marco Berti, Nova SBE, Lisbon, Portugal, Ace Simpson, Visiting Professor of Management, O'Malley School of Business, Manhattan University, USA, Miguel Pina e Cunha, Fundação Amélia de Mello Professor of Leadership, Nova School of Business and Economics, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal and Stewart R. Clegg, School of Project Management, The University of Sydney, Australia

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'In an era in which paradox theory, research, and practice has grown exponentially, this book is a landmark contribution to the work on organizational tensions. As a highly accessible guide to the paradox terrain, it offers a number of unique features: 1) a broad historical picture of the evolution of paradox theory, 2) a succinct and insightful discussion of both the positive and negative sides of paradox, 3) a vivid expose on paradox complexity, 4) an exploration of the role of power in exercising and responding to paradox, and 5) recommendations for extending the vitality of this theory as well as avoiding practices that might reify it. The clarity of its presentation, sophistication of its ideas, and use of rich vignettes make it a “must read” for practitioners as well as academics interested in how contradictions and tensions pervade organizational experiences.'

Innehållsförteckning

Contents: Introduction 1. What is paradox? Tensions, contradictions and oppositions in organization studies 2. How to deal with paradoxes: the role of responses in the construction of paradoxical tension 3. The bright side: paradoxes and positive organizational scholarship 4. The dark side: absurdity and pragmatic paradoxes 5. Nested, multiple and multidimensional paradoxes 6. Paradoxes of power, control and empowerment 7. The sociological futures of paradox: incorporating grand challenges References