Dualities, Dialectics, and Paradoxes in Organizational Life

by Wendy Smith

Contradictions permeate and propel organizational life - including tensions between reaching globally while focusing locally; competing while also cooperating; performing reliably while experimenting, taking risks, and learning; or granting autonomy while constraining freedom. These tensions give organizational members pause, but also spur them to take action; they may be necessary for preserving the social order, but are also required to transform...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198827431
• ISBN13: 9780198827436
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"