Toward a Theory of Paradox: A Dynamic equilibrium Model of Organizing
回顾了悖论文献,分类并突出基本争论,提出了一个组织中的动态均衡模型,说明对悖论张力的周期性反应如何实现可持续性,即当前的最佳表现同时确保未来的成功。
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.