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Type | Journal Article |
Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
Title | Niklas Luhmann’s radical communication approach and its implications for research on organizational communication |
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Item Subtype | Original Work |
Refereed | Yes |
Status | Published in final form |
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Journal Title | Academy of Management Review |
Publisher | Academy of Management |
Geographical Reach | international |
ISSN | 0363-7425 |
Volume | 45 |
Number | 2 |
Page Range | 479 - 497 |
Date | 2020 |
Abstract Text | In this review essay, we explore how Luhmann’s radical communication approach, which conceptualizes communication without recourse to human beings’ intentions, can reorient existing research on organizational communication. We show how Luhmann’s perspective puts decisions back into organizational communication studies, how it changes our perspective on organizational continuity and on organizational boundaries, and how it redirects our understanding of human agency in organizations. We also discuss three areas in which Luhmann’s theory could draw inspiration from other research on organizational communication. Keywords: autopoiesis, communication, Niklas Luhmann, organization studies, systems theory. |
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Digital Object Identifier | 10.5465/amr.2018.0176 |
Other Identification Number | merlin-id:18181 |
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