TOWARD A THEORY OF PARADOX: A DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM MODEL OF ORGANIZING

被引:2289
作者
Smith, Wendy K. [1 ]
Lewis, Marianne W. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Delaware, Lerner Coll Business & Econ, Newark, DE 19716 USA
[2] Univ Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221 USA
关键词
ORGANIZATIONAL AMBIDEXTERITY; POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY; EXPLORATION; IDENTITY; MANAGEMENT; EXPLOITATION; INNOVATION; WORK; CAPABILITIES; PERFORMANCE;
D O I
10.5465/AMR.2011.59330958
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
As organizational environments become more global, dynamic, and competitive, contradictory demands intensify. To understand and explain such tensions, academics and practitioners are increasingly adopting a paradox lens. We review the paradox literature, categorizing types and highlighting fundamental debates. We then present a dynamic equilibrium model of organizing, which depicts how cyclical responses to paradoxical tensions enable sustainability-peak performance in the present that enables success in the future. This review and the model provide the foundation of a theory of paradox.
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页码:381 / 403
页数:23
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