Paradox Management Contradictions and Tensions in Complex Organizations /

• Main Author: Heiberg Johansen, Jan (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Organization.; Planning.; Management.

Paradoxes emerge everywhere in organizational theory and management practice. This book is a theoretically grounded presentation of the strategic and historical context of organizational paradoxes, exploring the paradoxes in organizational management and the available tactics to manage them. Based o...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: The quest for value
• The strategic context: The mother of paradox
• The historical context: Contradictory ideals of management
• The foundation: A new perspective on management in complexity
• The paradox types: Tensions in organizing, performance, belonging and learning
• Paradox tactics: Avoid, activate, transcend
• Value creation: Paradoxes as a holistic perspective on management.