Solving Paradox by Reducing Expectation
Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: Original paper: Marco Berti and Ace Simpson, The Dark Side of Organizational Paradoxes: The Dynamics of Disempowerment, https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2017.0208 This paper critiques Berti and Simpson's argument that since pragmatic paradoxes are created by power differentials the solution to such paradoxes has to be to redress these power asymmetries. We discuss why their prescription is often impractical and argue that, even in the face of paradoxes created by huge power asymmetries, there is always a solution to paradox to be found in reducing one's expectations. We use the example of how Google dealt with Chinese government's demand for Internet censorship to illustrate our argument.
Source: Academy of Management Review
Author: Xin Li
Institutions: Copenhagen Business School, Nanjing University
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3020966949