Inquiring into arresting moments over time: Towards an understanding of stability within change
Jenny Helin and
Marie-José Avenier
Scandinavian Journal of Management, 2016, vol. 32, issue 3, 142-149
Abstract:
The aim of this paper is to contribute to current knowledge about special moments – what is referred to as “arresting moments” – when something unexpected spontaneously occurs, by exploring how such moments are part of a dialogic flow taking place over time. Based on a collaborative study that has been going on for 15 years and Bakhtin’s work on dialogic forces, the paper contributes with a conceptualization of “stability within change,” which shows how arresting moments not only create newness but also a sense of stability; a strong feeling of knowing how to meet the future and thereby how to move on here and now. Thus, it is not a question of stability or change, but rather an intertwined manifold of opposing forces of stability within change. Implications for practice and research are elaborated upon.
Keywords: Arresting moments; Dialogue; Bakhtin; Collaborative research; Forces; Stability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2016.06.001
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