KEHITTÄMISEN KOMPASTUSKIVET Myytit kehittämishankkeen keskusteluissa
Year: 2004
Type: article
Abstract: I studied discussions during development project. Aim of the study was to analyse, what way workers represented their work: how normalized way of interpretation - myths - appeared in discourse and what consequences these utterances caused to drift of discussion. Change laboratory, which is a development method, is based to developmental work research methodology. Development is designed to be successful by learning activity and learning acts. Preventing factors of learning have been studied widely. Research has leaned to concept of resistance to change. Phenomenon of learning has been interpreted to be successful only if everybody has an agreement about the situation. There is also a new kind of concept of resistance. Resistance can be seen as a part of learning, normal processing of the learning activity. Another preventing factor can be seen as disorders of discourse, which are verbal ways of telling something that aren t real. Theoretically I consider these verbal ways as myth interpretations, which can be used as argumentative tools. I used analysis of discourse as an analytical method. Results of analysis revealed four different myth interpretations in workers discussions. Character of work was been described with myths "unforeseen situations" and "disturbances are normal". Work was also described to be functional with myths "system works" and "workers cause disturbances". Change laboratory discussions can be described as different social languages, which caused diverse perspectives to workers and researchers representations. Social languages also affected the way people analysed disturbances and system. Critical phase of change laboratory method seems to be analysis of disturbances and planning new mode of action. Myth utterances were used to reject ways of developing, analysis of system level and need of development. Myth utterances worked three different ways: ineffective, active or passive.
Source: Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja
Author: Satu-Mari Korhonen
Language: Finnish
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2273870295