Sub-theme 35: Paradox Theory and Research: Constituting Tensions, Power and Discourse
Convenors:
Ina Aust-Gronarz, Louvain School of Management, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Anne Keegan, Amsterdam Business School, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Linda L. Putnam, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Session I: Thursday, July 07, 11:00 to 12:30, A3
Introduction, Welcome and Sub-theme Keynotes
Chair: Ina Aust, Anne Keegan and Linda L. Putnam
Linda L. Putnam, Gail Fairhurst and Scott Banghart
A constitutive approach to paradox: Implications for the study of power and contradictions
Presenter(s)Discussant(s): Keynote 1
Rebecca Bednarek and Jane K. Lê
Paradox in everyday practice: Applying practice-theoretical principles to paradox
Presenter(s)Discussant(s): Keynote 2
Session II: Thursday, July 07, 14:00 to 15:30
- Parallel Stream -
Parallel Stream A: Organizational Identification and Gender - Room: A3
Chair: Valérie Michaud
Anne Keegan and Helen Francis
A paradox perspective on employee engagement
Mamta Bhatt and Jean M. Bartunek
Two sides of the same coin: Examining paradoxes in participants’ statements of identity orientation of a change program
Laura Claus and Jochem Kroezen
How do institutional paradoxes evolve? The gender equality paradox in professional tennis
Camille Pradies, Valérie Petit and Sarah Saint-Michel
Paradoxes of diversity and inclusion management:
The case of Sodexo
Parallel Stream B: Strategy, Governance and Institutions - Room: C3
Chair: Julia Brandl
Patrick Reinmoeller and Shahzad (Shaz) Ansari
Working with and against the same partners: Exploring managerial tension arising from the paradox of coopetition
Anna Schneider, Bernadette Bullinger and Julia Brandl
Paradoxes in (inter)action: The interplay between individual and organizational tension handling
Emma Avetisyan and Jean-Pascal Gond
How standard-setters manage paradoxical tensions? The case of environmental, social and governance rating agencies
Session III: Thursday, July 07, 16:00 to 17:30, A3
CSR and Sustainability
Chair: Patrick Reinmoeller
George Ferns and Kenneth Amaeshi
Obfuscating paradox through mythmaking: European supermajors’ construction of climate change
Jochen Hoffmann
Five paradoxes of corporate social responsibility: Constitution or denial?
Juliet P. Roper and Eva Collins
Sustainability, hegemony and the dialectics of change
Session IV: Friday, July 08, 09:00 to 10:30
- Parallel Stream -
Parallel Stream A: Social Enterprise - Room: A3
Chair: Karin Link
Liesbet Heyse, Fernando Nieto Morales and Rafael Wittek
Mission impossible? Meeting beneficiary and organizational demands in nongovernmental humanitarian aid projects
Inés Alegre
Dealing with complexity: the role of the organizational mission
Valérie Michaud
How do social economy organizations deal with their constitutive tensions? Mission statements: multiple worlds in a few words
Judith Semeijn, Tinka van Vuuren and Paul Amory
The inclusive labour market and paradoxes for HRM. A multiple case study into perceived challenges for HRM professionals in
the Netherlands
Parallel Stream B: Social, Cultural and Historical Perspectives - Room: C3
Chair: Mathew Sheep
Joakim Netz
Unowned control: Disorder with design in the defence
Geneviève Musca, Linda Rouleau, Caroline Mellet, Frédérique Sitri and Sarah de Vogüé
The boat and the camera during the Darwin Expedition: Examining the temporal and spatial constitution of paradox
Horia Moasa
Social, historical and cultural influences on organizational paradoxes
Session V: Friday, July 08, 14:00 to 15:30
- Round Table -
Round Table A: Leadership, Power and Dissent - Room: A3
Chair: Moshe Farjoun
Karin Link
A systematic review of paradox, tensions, and leadership - Towards an integrated model of paradoxical leadership
Luca Giustiniano and Miguel Pina e Cunha
Improvising in the shade of power: The rise of paradoxes under the radar of formal compliance
Claudia Hale and Adil Al-Busaidi
The paradox of organizational (muted) dissent
Miguel Pina e Cunha, Arménio Rego and Ace Simpson
Why positive interventions originate organizational contradictions?
Michael Smets, Amanda Moss-Cowan, Andromachi Athanasopoulou and Tim Morris
To solve a problem, make it bigger – Kind of a paradox!
Round Table B: Strategy, Mergers and Multinationals - Room: C3
Chair: Koen van Bommel
Christof Miska, Igor Filatotchev and Günter K. Stahl
Sustainability tensions and paradoxes in multinational companies
Audrey Missonier, Mickael GERAUDEL, Stéphanie Missonier and Anne-Sophie Thelisson
Interorganizational cooperation in IT industry: How deal with paradoxical tensions?
Anne-Sophie Thelisson and Audrey Missonier
Enabling organizational ambidexterity through merger process: A paradoxical view
Sabrina Bonomi, Francesca Ricciardi, Alessandro Zardini and Cecilia Rossignoli
A configurational approach to paradoxical management, dynamic capabilities, and business model innovation
Fengbin Wang, Yuan Li and Yuening Liu
Paradox multiplicity and its evolution
Session VI: Saturday, July 09, 09:00 to 10:30
- Parallel Stream -
Parallel Stream A: Theoretical Developments and New Directions - Room: A3
Chair: Rebecca Bednarek
Mathew L. Sheep and Gail Fairhurst
Exploring disequilibrium in paradox: Power and context in the case of school shooting threats in New York and Los Angeles
Moshe Farjoun
The dialectics of firm's performance
Anne M. Nicotera
Structurational divergence theory: A paradox theory to explicate dynamic equilibrium
Jonathan Schad
Philosophical foundations of paradox research
Parallel Stream B: CSR and Strategy - Room: C3
Chair: Juliet Roper
Céline Louche and Vallée Odile
Exploring the symbolic function of paradoxes in CSR strategic communication: Oxfam - Coca Cola partnership case study
Lisa Koep
Tensions in CSR communication – An empirical exploration of discursive paradox strategies used in company CSR reports
Riccardo Rialti, Lamberto Zollo, Cristiano Ciappei and Andrea Boccardi
Mythopoesis as a strategic antidote for organizational paradoxes and a driver for institutional corporate governance
Koen van Bommel
Beyond the business case: Managing the corporate sustainability paradox in controversial industries
Session VII: Saturday, July 09, 11:00 to 12:30, A3
Final Responses, Panel Discussion and Looking Forward
Chair: Ina Aust, Anne Keegan and Linda L. Putnam
Responses: Future perspectives on paradox theory and research by Jean Bartunek and Ann Langley.
Future research directions and closing of sub-theme 35.
Future research directions and closing of sub-theme 35.