Blagoy Valentinov Blagoev
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Blagoev
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Blagoy Valentinov
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Item type:Publication, Towards a nuanced explanation of historically conditioned continuity: interdependent action patterns as enacted historyThe phenomenon of historically conditioned continuity in organizations, often discussed under labels such as path dependence (Sydow et al., 2009, 2020) or structural inertia (Hannan & Freeman, 1984), has been demonstrated empirically numerous times (eg Burgelman, 2002; Koch, 2011; Tripsas, 2009). Historically conditioned continuity refers to (often counterproductive) organizational" pattern [s] of action and reflection"(Koch, 2011, p. 339) that persist counterfactually (ie despite pressure for change or repeated change efforts). It poses a critical challenge for many organizations, especially in times of disruptive change (Christensen, 1997). While there are many different explanations of such" puzzling persistencies"(Sydow et al., 2009, p. 695) to be found in organization theory, all of them are at least implicitly based on the assumption that past events are objectively given and, therefore, can, under certain conditions, exert causal influence on present actions by creating irreversible" turning points"(Abbott, 2001) in the history of an organization. In direct contradiction to such established explanations for historically conditioned stability, recent research on time and temporality in organizations (Hatch & Schultz, 2017; Hernes & Schultz, 2020; Kaplan & Orlikowski, 2013; Schultz & Hernes, 2013) argues that the past (just like the future) is not objectively given, but instead a socially constructed and therefore always malleable horizon of actions situated in the present (see also, eg Mead, 1934). And just as with historically conditioned continuity, there are already a number of empirical studies that support this view of the past as a socially constructed,Type:book section - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, The Communicative Constitution of OrganizationalityIn this chapter, we present and discuss recent works from organization studies that suggest studying the “organizationality” of social collectives. Applying an organizationality lens helps transcend the binary distinction between organization and non-organization with a more gradual differentiation, capturing how social collectives may temporarily exhibit higher or lower degrees of organization. We argue that the emerging “communication as constitutive of organization” (CCO) perspective is particularly well-suited for this context. We showcase the usefulness of a communication-centered view based on a comparative analysis of two distinct social phenomena and their precarious organizationality: (1) the hacktivist collective Anonymous and (2) the coworking space betahaus. As our cross-case comparison reveals, organizationality is communicatively accomplished and materialized in very different ways across the two cases. More specifically, we argue that different functional equivalents (e.g., digital channels or a physical space) can enable the temporary stabilization of organizationality in fluidity.Type:book sectionScopus© Citations 34 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Interpretive InquiryThis chapter provides an overview of interpretive inquiry as an important research approach for management and organizational studies. We review the roots of interpretive inquiry in the philosophical tradition of constructivism and point to the sociological, historical, cognitive, and linguistic foundations thereof. Based on this overview, we point to key research areas that interpretive inquiry particularly influenced and develop epistemological consequences for research practice. The chapter concludes with a discussion of some common criticisms of social constructivism as a philosophical foundation of interpretive inquiry.Type:book section