scholarly journals Organizations: power/history/imagination

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stewart Clegg
Keyword(s):  
Bounded Rationality ◽  
Organization Theory ◽  
Organization Studies ◽  
Ideal World ◽  
The Core ◽  
Organization Analysis ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
The Trinity

The paper takes the assumptions of bounded rationality as the premise for organization theorizing. It draws a distinction between a science of objects and a science of subjects, arguing the latter as the more appropriate frame for organization analysis. Organization studies, it suggests, are an example of the type of knowledge that Flyvbjerg, following Aristotle, terms 'phronesis'. At the core of phronetic organization studies, the paper argues, there stands a concern with power, history and imagination. The core of the paper discusses power and the politics of organizing, to point up some central differences in approach to the key term in the trinity that the paper invokes. The paper concludes that organization theory and analysis is best cultivated not in an ideal world of paradigm consensus or domination but in a world of discursive plurality, where obstinate differences in domain assumptions are explicit and explicitly tolerated. A good conversation assumes engagement with alternate points of view, argued against vigorously, but ultimately, where these positions pass the criteria of reason rather than prejudice, tolerated as legitimate points of view. In so doing, it elaborates and defends criteria of reason.

Reasonable Bounds on Rationality

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor Grossmann ◽  
Richard Eibach
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Bounded Rationality ◽  
Cognitive Resources ◽  
Previous Theory ◽  
Making Choices ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Sound Judgment

Previous theory and research on bounded rationality has emphasized how limited cognitive resources constrain people from making utility maximizing choices. This paper expands the concept of bounded rationality to consider how people’s rationality may be constrained by their internalization of a qualitatively distinct standard for sound judgment, which is commonly labeled reasonableness. In contrast to rationality, the standard of reasonableness provides guidance for making choices in situations that involve balancing incommensurable values and interests or reconciling conflicting points-of-view. We review recent evidence showing that laypeople readily recognize the distinctions between rationality and reasonableness and thus are able to utilize these as distinct standards to inform their everyday decision-making. The fact that people appear to have internalized rationality and reasonableness as distinct standards of sound judgment supports the notion that people’s pursuit of rationality may be bounded by their determination to also be reasonable.

scholarly journals Contextualization of the Bioeconomy Concept through Its Links with Related Concepts and the Challenges Facing Humanity

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7746
Author(s):  
Leire Barañano ◽  
Naroa Garbisu ◽  
Itziar Alkorta ◽  
Andrés Araujo ◽  
Carlos Garbisu
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Economics ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Biological Resources ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
The Core ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Broad Interpretation ◽  
Shed Light

The concept of bioeconomy is a topic of debate, confusion, skepticism, and criticism. Paradoxically, this is not necessarily a negative thing as it is encouraging a fruitful exchange of information, ideas, knowledge, and values, with concomitant beneficial effects on the definition and evolution of the bioeconomy paradigm. At the core of the debate, three points of view coexist: (i) those who support a broad interpretation of the term bioeconomy, through the incorporation of all economic activities based on the production and conversion of renewable biological resources (and organic wastes) into products, including agriculture, livestock, fishing, forestry and similar economic activities that have accompanied humankind for millennia; (ii) those who embrace a much narrower interpretation, reserving the use of the term bioeconomy for new, innovative, and technologically-advanced economic initiatives that result in the generation of high-added-value products and services from the conversion of biological resources; and (iii) those who stand between these two viewpoints. Here, to shed light on this debate, a contextualization of the bioeconomy concept through its links with related concepts (biotechnology, bio-based economy, circular economy, green economy, ecological economics, environmental economics, etc.) and challenges facing humanity today is presented.

scholarly journals THE TURN OF THE SCREW: HENRY JAMES AS AN AUTHOR AND A CRITIC

2020 ◽  
pp. 55-67
Author(s):  
M.B. Rarenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Henry James ◽  
William James ◽  
Absolute Truth ◽  
The Core ◽  
Works Of Art ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The World ◽  
New Type ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
The Absolute

The article considers the story by Henry James (1843 – 1916) «The Turn of the Screw» (1898 – first edition, 1908 – second edition) in connection with the emergence of a new type of narrator in the writer's late prose. The worldview and creative method of H. James are formed under the influence of the philosophy of pragmatism, which became widespread at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries thanks to the works of the writer's elder brother, the philosopher William James (1842 – 1910). The core of pragmatism is the pluralistic concept of William James based on the assumption that knowledge can be realized from very limited, incomplete, and inadequate «points of view» and this leads to the statement that the absolute truth is essentially unknowable. The epistemological statements of William James's theory is that the content of knowledge is entirely determined by the installation of consciousness, and the content of the truth in this case depends on the goals and experience of the human, i.e. the central starting point is the consciousness of the person. Henry James not only creates works of art, but also sets out in detail the principles of his work both on the pages of fiction works of small and large prose, putting them in the mouths of their characters – representatives of the world of art, and in the prefaces to his works of fiction, as well as in critical works.

scholarly journals MEMBANGUN KARAKTER BANGSA MELALUI PEMBELAJARAN MATEMATIKA KURIKULUM 2013

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-80
Author(s):  
Wahyudin Wahyudin
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Child Development ◽  
Character Education ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
The Core ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
New Generation

The development of the character education still becomes the controversy among the educators, either from the theoretical or philosophical points of view. Actually, the core of the character education is not only viewed from philosophical difference, pedagogical ideology, or politics, but focused on the child development. Curriculum 2013 seeks to provide a problem-solving on the cultural matters and the national characters by integrating the characters / values /attitudes into the lessons, self-development, and the culture of the school. It is expected that a new generation of nation is developed in attitudes, knowledge, and skills. It has been clear that teachers thought, beliefs, and choices will influence their teaching practice. Therefore, it is necessary to build the views, beliefs, and positive selection within the teachers mind for the successful implementation of Curriculum 2013.   Perkembangan pendidikan karakter sampai sejauh ini masih penuh dengan kontroversi yang terutama berakar dalam berbagai perbedaan teoretis dan filosofis, meski sebenarnya inti dari pendidikan karakter tidak pada perbedaan filosofis, ideologi pedagogis, politik, dan sebagainya, melainkan tentang perkembangan anak. Kurikulum 2013 berupaya memberikan pemecahan persoalan budaya dan karakter bangsa dengan cara mengintegrasikan karakter/nilai/sikap ke dalam mata pelajaran, pengembangan diri, dan budaya sekolah, dengan harapan terbentuknya generasi baru bangsa yang utuh dalam sikap, pengetahuan, dan keterampilan. Dengan menyadari bahwa pandangan, keyakinan, dan pilihan para guru akan berpengaruh pada praktek pembelajaran, maka perlu dibangun pandangan, keyakinan, dan pilihan yang positif dalam diri para guru demi keberhasilan implementasi Kurikulum 2013.

scholarly journals Die filioque: Ekumeniese speelbal of reformatories teologiese noodsaaklikheid

1994 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Otto ◽  
J. H. Koekemoer
Keyword(s):  
Original Form ◽  
Current Debate ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Greek Orthodox ◽  
Historical Aspects ◽  
Ecumenical Movement ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Theological Language ◽  
The Trinity

The filioque The current debate within the ecumenical movement about the filioque has its origin in the Greek Orthodox church’s demand that the Nicenco- Constantinopolitanum be accepted in its original form. Only if a universally acceptable symbol is found, can there be any hope of progress in the movement to unity. The choice put by the ecumenical movement is between unity and filioque. It is the contention in this article that this choice is a false one. From an overview of the most important historical aspects of the problem, the reader is confronted by the problem. This is followed by a discussion of the points of view of the orthodox church, the ecumenical movement and Protestant theology. This discussion shows the impasse which the choice between fdioque and unity creates. A discussion of the concept of models, as instrument within theological language, has as goal to show that this impasse can be solved. I f theological language uses models in its discussions, any talk about filioque will be open to more than one interpretation. Filioque can still be used to say something about the Trinity, even in the ecumenical movement.

scholarly journals In and Between Societies: Reconnecting Comparative Institutionalism and Organization Theory

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 647-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasper Hotho ◽  
Ayse Saka-Helmhout
Keyword(s):  
Organization Theory ◽  
The State ◽  
Organization Studies ◽  
Organizational Scholarship ◽  
Cross Fertilization ◽  
Comparative Institutionalism

Recently, the state and future of organization theory have been widely debated. In this Perspectives issue, we aim to contribute to these debates by suggesting that organizational scholarship may benefit from greater understanding and consideration of societal institutions and their effects on the collective organizing of work. We also illustrate that the literature on comparative institutionalism, a strand of institutional thought with a rich tradition within Organization Studies, provides useful insights into these relations. We highlight several of these insights and briefly introduce the articles collected in the associated Perspectives issue of Organization Studies on comparative institutionalism1. We end with a call for greater cross-fertilization between comparative institutionalism and organization theory at large.

Singing with Dignity

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-87
Author(s):  
Prabhir Vishnu Poruthiyil
Keyword(s):  
Organization Theory ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Analytical Tool ◽  
Organization Studies ◽  
Societal Relevance ◽  
The Social ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Organizing Principles

Scholars of organization studies are right to be concerned with the limited contributions the field has made to public policy despite the societal relevance of the insights it contains. The combination of bulkiness and of insulated pockets of specialization could help explain the relative isolation from policy making that tends to require a combination of speed and multifaceted application. The social quality (SQ) approach is simultaneously an analytical tool and a political project to secure dignity of precarious individuals. The multilevel framework adopted by SQ can effectively channel the wide range of contributions from organization studies in the service of public good. Using an ethnography of music lessons followed by older adults in a cultural institution facing imminent closure because of austerity measures, the article connects SQ work to contributions from organization theory, which can shed light on organizing principles critical to well-being of older persons.

scholarly journals Ignorance and Organization Studies

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (8) ◽  
pp. 1109-1120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tore Bakken ◽  
Eric Lawrence Wiik
Keyword(s):  
Organization Theory ◽  
Design Theory ◽  
Basic Problem ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Organization Studies ◽  
Unpredictable Environments ◽  
Science Of The Artificial

The article discusses ignorance and organization studies, both as a topic of study and a basic problem of organization theory understood as design theory. How should we regard knowledge not yet known? Is the development of knowledge a straightforward illumination of a defined box, or does knowledge also have a dark side, growing even faster than the illuminated side? In this article, we propose that more extended research into ignorance in organization studies is needed. And since ignorance is a product of inattention, we draw on Herbert Simon’s investigation into the science of the artificial. Among the topics we explore are unpredictable environments, the interface between inner and outer environments, vagueness and unspecified ignorance.

Fitting Business Strategy and Organization Archetype to Create Organization Business Excellence

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 805-808
Author(s):  
Heru Santosa Hadiyanto
Keyword(s):  
Organization Theory ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
Organization Structure ◽  
Performance Excellence ◽  
Core Concept ◽  
The Core ◽  
Business Excellence ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Relationship

Strategic management’s perspective focus about how an organization creates competitive advantage to achieved performance excellence. As the core concept of strategic management, strategy defined as a way of adjusting the relationship between an organization and its environment, and that structures in turn must fit the strategy. In other statement, when this strategy linked with the perspective of organization theory, strategy can implement optimally if the organization structure designed to support the strategy and inefficiency in business process will be happen if the strategy and structure doesn’t connected. Based on this perspective, this paper focused to make proposition about the right alignment of business strategy concept and organizational archetype concept to create organization business excellence.

scholarly journals Essai: From Iron Cages to Liquid Modernity in Organization Analysis

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (12) ◽  
pp. 1713-1733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stewart Clegg ◽  
Carmen Baumeler
Keyword(s):  
Sociological Imagination ◽  
Organization Studies ◽  
Liquid Modernity ◽  
Iron Cage ◽  
Organization Analysis ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Sociology Of Consumption

Historically, the metaphor of the iron cage, as a key component of Weber’s sociological imagination, has played a central role in organization studies. It did so both in its initial role in the sociology of bureaucracy and in its reinterpretation in institutional terms. More recently, there have been claims that the metaphors should change. The implications of this for the analysis of organization are the subject of this paper. To address these changes, we draw on debates that have been current in the sociology of consumption, where there is an emergent consensus that there has been a shift to an increasingly liquid modernity. We ask, what are the implications of liquid modernity when viewed not solely in the sphere of consumption but when we shift focus back to the sphere of production — to organizations?

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