TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to question the common conviction that responsibility is the major factor influencing performance.Design/methodology/approach– The paper takes the form of a comparison of two recent cases of ecological catastrophes.Findings– In emergency situations, locating parties able to perform gives better results than establishing responsibility for the accident.Research limitations/implications– More similar cases should be examined systematically.Practical implications– If the conclusions are accepted, the conventional mode of acting in emergencies may change.Social implications– Hopefully, the paper may redirect attention from responsibility to performativity.Originality/value– The paper opposes a commonly accepted belief and the corresponding mode of acting.
VL  - 24
IS  - 6
SN  - 0953-4814
DO  - 10.1108/09534811111175779
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/09534811111175779
AU  - Czarniawska Barbara
ED  - Heather Höpfl
PY  - 2011
Y1  - 2011/01/01
TI  - Performativity in place of responsibility?
T2  - Journal of Organizational Change Management
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 823
EP  - 829
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -