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

Miguel Pina e Cunha and Rebecca Bednarek

International Journal of Business Environment, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 69-79

Abstract: This paper explores paradox, a way of seeing organisations that emphasises interdependence, opposition and persistence, as both a source of novelty and absurdity. Paradoxes are processes with a dual potential for organisational 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 organisations.

Keywords: paradoxes; organisations; novelty; absurdity. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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