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- Alvesson, Mats, et al.
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Dynamics of wilful ignorance in organizations
- 2022
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Ingår i: British Journal of Sociology. - : Wiley. - 0007-1315 .- 1468-4446. ; 73:4, s. 839-858
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Contemporary society is obsessed with knowledge, leaving its less seductive counterpart, ignorance, in the shadows. However, as an expanding literature suggests, it is equally important to understand ignorance and consider its varieties. This study specifies the nature of wilful ignorance in organizations. It does so by (a) making a distinction between the will of an actor and the epistemic properties of ignorance, and showing how these two form a dynamic relationship, (b) linking wilful ignorance to its various drivers and (c) suggesting how our concept of wilful ignorance can be used in the study of organizations. Rather than reducing the phenomenon into a simple to know/to ignore dichotomy, we concentrate on its processual and dynamic nature. Moreover, we explore the complexities and ambiguity inherently involved in all knowing and ignoring as well as the role of agency in reducing the harmful effects of wilful ignorance in organizations.
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- Alvesson, Mats, et al.
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Excessive work regimes and functional stupidity
- 2018
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Ingår i: German Journal of Human Resource Management. - : SAGE Publications. - 2397-0022 .- 2397-0030. ; 32:3-4, s. 283-296
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In order to understand why individuals accept and reproduce excessive time regimes, this paper addresses five key drivers: (1) intrinsic motivation, (2) extrinsic motivation, (3) organizational norms, (4) the principle of reciprocity, and (5) identity, including having the ‘true grit’ and belonging to the ‘elite’. It also points to how various elements in excessive work regimes – tendencies towards a closed occupational system, the combination of incentives and ego-boosting and limited time outside work – contribute to functional stupidity, making people disinclined to ask critical questions about work practices and norms, be self-reflective or imagine alternative forms of work organizations, careers or personal objectives.
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Gender relations and identity: Masculinities and femininities at work in an advertising agency
- 1998
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Ingår i: Human Relations. - : SAGE Publications. - 0018-7267 .- 1741-282X. ; 51:8, s. 969-1005
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The paper explores gender relations and gender identity, based upon an ethnography of a Swedish advertising agency. The organization is of special interest as it has a strong gender division of labor, where men hold all senior posts, at the same time as creative advertising work seems to have much more similarity with what gender studies describe as "femininity" rather than with forms of "masculinity." The paper discusses how gender is constructed in an organizational context. Emphasis on workplace sexuality is related to identity work of men in response to the highly ambiguous and contested context of advertising work. Tendencies toward the "femininization" of the work and client relationships put some strain on (gender) identity for men, triggering a structuring of gender relations and interaction at the workplace to restore feelings of masculinity. The paper problematizes ideas of masculinities and femininities and argues for a rethinking of their roles in nonbureaucratic organizations. Also assumptions about a close connection between domination of masculinity and of males are critically discussed.
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- Alvesson, Mats, et al.
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Generating research questions through problematization
- 2011
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Ingår i: Academy of Management Review. - 0363-7425. ; 36:2, s. 247-271
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- It is increasingly recognized that what makes a theory interesting and influential is that it challenges our assumptions in some significant way. However, established ways for arriving at research questions mean spotting or constructing gaps in existing theories rather than challenging their assumptions. We propose problematization as a methodology for identifying and challenging assumptions underlying existing literature and, based on that, formulating research questions that are likely to lead to more influential theories.
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