Deconstructing "The Iron Cage"--towards an Aesthetic of Folding
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2165550 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Weiskopf (0000-0001-6441-8391, Universität Innsbruck, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 79-96 |
| Publication date | 2002-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Consumption Markets & Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1025-3866 • E-ISSN: 1477-223X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1025386029003136 |
| OpenAlex | W2148511832 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 29 |
This essay develops elements of an aesthetic of folding. It uses the metaphor of the fold as a moving concept, which allows overcoming dualistic modes of thinking, which separate inside and outside, organization and environment. The paper starts with the deconstruction of the story of the “Iron Cage ” which haunted members of a concrete organization in which the author is positioned. Similarly, organizational theorists in the Weberian and Foucauldian tradition have been haunted by the image of the “Iron Cage ” which led to a concentration on the limitations imposed by organization and the competitive pressures of the market. An aesthetic of folding attempts to shift attention to the creative process of organizing, which happens always on the boundary. It positions organizational actors in a field of tensions from which experiences and possibilities of creative re-formation arise. It leads to a view of organization as a process in which various materials are connected and related into productive forms
Aesthetics · Deconstruction (building · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Folding (DSP implementation · Linguistics · Metaphor · Process (computing · Sociology · Business Strategy and Innovation · Computer Science · Engineering · Management and Organizational Studies · Management Theory and Practice · Philosophy · Mechanical Engineering
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| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2015 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |