How and when does speech-acting generate social innovations

Bibliographic Data

ID12531617
AuthorsThorvald Gran (0000-0002-0625-5229, University of Bergen, corresponding author), Nadia Von Jacobi (0000-0003-0306-9524, University of Pavia)
Year2016
Volume29
Issue4
Pages393-409
Publication date2016-06-26
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInnovation The European Journal of Social Science Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1351-1610 • E-ISSN: 1469-8412
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13511610.2016.1192993
OpenAlexW2468612834
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited33

Speaking is a normal, a special and ubiquitous human activity. Speaking or writing as a subjective and willful activity directed at others takes place within a dense set of behavioral norms. Speaking also activates selectively resources, concepts, logics and rules in language. We investigate the power of the language institution, speech-acting, constructed narratives and deliberations in creating social innovations. We look at new organizations, especially the constitution of new groups with operative collective intentions as social innovations. We ask how speech-acting theory can add or deepen insight into the constitution, the creation, the sustainability and the breakdown of organizations. Speech-acting theory has a focus on rationality as reasoning. Both Amartya Sen and John Searle have delved into reasoning – as creative subjectivity in multi-institutional settings. We try to exploit critically some of their philosophical findings into the field of empirical organization and social innovation studies

Cognitive science · Constitution · Epistemology · Exploit · Linguistics · Narrative · Political science · Power (physics · Rationality · Set (abstract data type · Sociology · Subjectivity · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Computer Science · Law · Management and Organizational Studies · Psychology · University-Industry-Government Innovation Models

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