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Transcendence through rhetorical practices : responding to paradox in the science sector

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Bednarek, R., Paroutis, Sotirios and Sillince, J. (2017) Transcendence through rhetorical practices : responding to paradox in the science sector. Organization Studies, 38 (1). pp. 77-101. doi:10.1177/0170840616655486

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Abstract

Organizations are often required to meet contradictory but interrelated objectives. An important response to such paradoxes is transcendence: the ability to view both poles of the paradox as necessary and complementary. Despite the centrality of transcendence to existing frameworks within the paradox literature, we still know little about its practice. We address this gap by surfacing and analysing rhetorical practices across three science organizations. We outline four rhetorical practices that constitute transcendence (Ordering, Aspiring, Signifying, and Embodying) as well as the underlying features of these practices that explain how they construct a response to paradox. In particular, we show that transcendence entailed balancing the enabling features of focus (paradoxical content/context), time (stability/change) and distance (maintaining/reducing). Finally, we develop a dynamic view of transcendence as a process of oscillation, showing how these practices are bundled together and interrelate to construct moments of transcendence.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BC Logic
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BD Speculative Philosophy
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Strategy & International Business
Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Paradox, Rhetoric , Transcendence (Philosophy), Organizational effectiveness
Journal or Publication Title: Organization Studies
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN: 0170-8406
Official Date: 2017
Dates:
DateEvent
2017Published
13 August 2016Available
30 March 2016Accepted
Volume: 38
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 77-101
DOI: 10.1177/0170840616655486
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
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