A source of novelty and/or absurdity: the paradoxes of management

Miguel Pina e Cunha; Rebecca Bednarek

A source of novelty and/or absurdity: the paradoxes of management

NOVA School of Business and Economics (NOVA SBE)

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Abstract

This paper explores paradox, a way of seeing organizations that emphasizes interdependence, opposition and persistence, as both a source of novelty and absurdity. Paradoxes are processes with a dual potential for organizational harm or good, depending on the way they are framed and tackled. We explore this dual side of paradox and discuss some of its implications for the management of organizations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	69-79
Journal	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Volume	11
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

paradoxes
organisations
novelty
absurdity

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