Elgar Introduction to Organizational Paradox Theory

Marco Berti, Ace Simpson, Miguel P. Cunha, Stewart R. Clegg (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

192 Seiten

2021
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-83910-113-7 (ISBN)

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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.

Marco Berti, Nova SBE, Lisbon, Portugal, Ace Simpson, Reader in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour, Brunel Business School, Brunel University London, UK, 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, Professor of Project Management, University of Sydney, Australia

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

Erscheinungsdatum	02.07.2021
Reihe/Serie	Elgar Introductions to Management and Organization Theory series
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Planung / Organisation
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
ISBN-10	1-83910-113-X / 183910113X
ISBN-13	978-1-83910-113-7 / 9781839101137
Zustand	Neuware