Moving towards a geocentric, polycultural theory of organizational paradox
Abstract
Purpose
This paper comments on “Global implications of the indigenous epistemological system from the east” (Li, 2016), which provides an indigenous Chinese perspective on organizational paradox. Li introduces Yin-Yang balancing as an epistemological system that can help scholars examine and practitioners manage paradoxes. In this commentary, the purpose of this paper is to discuss the merits of Yin-Yang balancing and how this approach and other indigenous theories might enrich organizational paradox theory.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors provide a commentary and suggestions for future research. The authors distinguish between Yin-Yang balancing as a normative theory, a meta-theory and a lay theory. The authors encourage both geocentrism and polycentrism as goals for future paradox research, enabling attention to the diversity of ideas across and within varied cultures.
Originality/value
The commentary connects Yin-Ying balancing with extant research on organizational paradox.
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Citation
Keller, J. and Lewis, M.W. (2016), "Moving towards a geocentric, polycultural theory of organizational paradox", Cross Cultural & Strategic Management, Vol. 23 No. 4, pp. 551-557. https://doi.org/10.1108/CCSM-06-2016-0124
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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