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Bullshit and Organi...
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Christensen, Lars ThøgerLund University,Lunds universitet,Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation,Samhällsvetenskapliga institutioner och centrumbildningar,Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten,Department of Strategic Communication,Departments of Administrative, Economic and Social Sciences,Faculty of Social Sciences,Copenhagen Business School,Copenhagen Business School (DK)
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Bullshit and Organization Studies
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2019-01-25
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SAGE Publications,2019
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LIBRIS-ID:oai:lup.lub.lu.se:3f90304c-4385-43cd-9fec-c7bc79ba786b
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https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/3f90304c-4385-43cd-9fec-c7bc79ba786bURI
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https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840618820072DOI
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https://research.hhs.se/esploro/outputs/journalArticle/Bullshit-and-Organization-Studies/991001480638306056URI
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Language:English
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Summary in:English
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Bullshit is a ubiquitous communication practice that permeates many dimensions of organizational life. This essay outlines different understandings of bullshit and discusses their significance in the context of organization studies. While it is tempting to reject bullshit as corrosive to rational organizational practice, we argue that it is necessary to understand its organizational significance and performative nature more systematically. We outline different social functions of bullshit focusing on two particular types of managerial practices in which bullshit is likely to play a significant role: commanding and strategizing. On this backdrop, we consider bullshit in terms of the messages, senders and receivers involved, focusing especially on the dynamics between these dimensions in the context of organizations. The final part of this essay debates the reasons why bullshit, which is recognized by organizational members, is rarely called and rejected explicitly.
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Kärreman, DanRoyal Holloway University of London,Copenhagen Business School,Copenhagen Business School (DK)(Swepub:lu)fek-dka
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Rasche, AndreasHandelshögskolan i Stockholm,Stockholm School of Economics,Copenhagen Business School
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Institutionen för strategisk kommunikationSamhällsvetenskapliga institutioner och centrumbildningar
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In:Organization Studies: SAGE Publications40:10, s. 1587-16000170-84061741-3044
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