废话与组织研究

Bullshit and Organization Studies

ORGANIZATION STUDIES · 2019
被引 61
人大 AFT50ABS 4

中文导读

探讨废话在组织中的普遍性及其社会功能,分析其在指挥和战略制定中的角色,并解释为何组织成员明知是废话却很少公开指认。

Abstract

Bullshit is a ubiquitous communication practice that permeates many dimensions of organizational life. This essay outlines different understandings of bullshit and discusses their significance in the context of organization studies. While it is tempting to reject bullshit as corrosive to rational organizational practice, we argue that it is necessary to understand its organizational significance and performative nature more systematically. We outline different social functions of bullshit focusing on two particular types of managerial practices in which bullshit is likely to play a significant role: commanding and strategizing. On this backdrop, we consider bullshit in terms of the messages, senders and receivers involved, focusing especially on the dynamics between these dimensions in the context of organizations. The final part of this essay debates the reasons why bullshit, which is recognized by organizational members, is rarely called and rejected explicitly.

组织行为管理沟通组织社会学