Elgar introduction to organizational paradox theory
"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,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Northampton
Edward Elgar Publishing
2021, 2021
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| Series: | Elgar introductions to management and organization theory series
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBooks Collection Business & Economics - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 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
- Includes bibliographical references and index