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| Type | Book Chapter |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | The generative potential of Luhmann’s theorizing for paradox research: Decision paradox and deparadoxization |
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| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
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| Booktitle | Research in the Sociology of Organization |
| ISBN | 978-1-80117-187-8 |
| ISSN | 0733-558X |
| Number | Part 73b |
| Place of Publication | Bingley |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing |
| Page Range | 49 - 64 |
| Date | 2021 |
| Abstract Text | This chapter introduces two core notions from Niklas Luhmann’s social systems theory to paradox studies. Specifically, it offers the notions of decision paradox and deparadoxization as potential generative theoretical devices for paradox scholars. Drawing on these devices, the paper shifts focus to the everyday and mundane nature of decision paradox and the important role of deparadoxization (i.e. generating latency) in working through paradox. This contribution comes at a critical juncture for paradox scholarship, which has begun to converge around core theories, by opening up additional and possibly alternative theoretical pathways for understanding paradox. These ideas respond to recent calls in the literature to widen our theoretical repertoire and aligns scholarship more closely with the rich, pluralistic traditions of paradox studies. |
| Digital Object Identifier | 10.1108/S0733-558X2021000073b004 |
| Other Identification Number | merlin-id:19876 |
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