Cultures of ambiguity
Design, Emergence and Ambivalence in the Introduction of Normative Control
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2373013 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ian Mcloughlin (0000-0001-6173-2676, Newcastle University), Ian P Mcloughlin (Newcastle University), Richard J Badham (Macquarie University), Richard Badham (0000-0003-4755-4775, Macquarie University), Gill Palmer (Monash University) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 67-89 |
| Publication date | 2005-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Work Employment and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-0170 • E-ISSN: 1469-8722 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0950017005051284 |
| OpenAlex | W2075849258 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 22 |
Organizational actors involved in cultural change programmes have a consciousness and experience that is often fragmented, contradictory and ambivalent. Studies documenting ambivalence have, however, tended to assume that there is a relatively clear and unambiguous change programme about which employees are ambivalent. This article argues that the nature of such programmes is more uncertain and ambiguous than this suggests. Drawing on a six-year study of the introduction of a cultural change programme in the coke-making plant of an integrated steelworks, this article details how cultural ambivalence intertwines with practical ambiguities in the course of such programmes to create complex cultures of ambiguity
Aesthetics · Ambiguity · Ambivalence · Art · Consciousness · Epistemology · Linguistics · Political science · Sociology · Innovation and Knowledge Management · Management and Organizational Studies · Management Theory and Practice · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2025 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |