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Managing in Uncertainty: The Complexity, Ambiguity and Paradox of Everyday Organizational Life

By Chris Mowles

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2015
ISBN
1138843741, 9781138843745
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
985 kB (1008675 bytes)
Pages
224\0
Time added
2015-03-31 07:37:15

Description

This book argues that paradox, ambiguity and uncertainty in organizational life are the norm rather than the exception for leaders and managers. Many managers are implicitly aware of this, but they rarely spend much time reflecting on what it is that they are actually doing when they are coping with their messy reality. Drawing on insights from the complexity sciences, process sociology and pragmatic philosophy, Chris Mowles directly engages with some principal contradictions of organizational life concerning innovation, culture change, conflict and leadership. Managing in Uncertainty will be of interest to students, researchers and practitioners looking at management and organizational studies from a critical perspective.

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