The concept of newness

Debabrata Chattopadhyay and B.N. Srivastava

International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, 2007, vol. 2, issue 3, 240-245

Abstract: In this paper, we argue that it is necessary to have a philosophical understanding of the concept of newness if we are to make sense of a wide range of organisational phenomena. Drawing chiefly on the philosophy of Martin Heidegger, we argue that newness, as a quality, is rooted in our knowledge of the world. This knowledge is part of a structure of names of all things in the world – the part that is of consequence to our existence. Newness exists as long as a name is outside this part of the structure.

Keywords: newness; innovation; change; knowledge; practice; Heidegger; management philosophy. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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