Ambiguity and Contradiction in Culture

March 1, 2024
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Ambiguity and Contradiction in Culture

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There is an increasing awareness about the multiplicity of cultural orientations in organizations. The idea that a single, overall organizational culture creates unity among people in organizations, and the counter-idea that organizations typically are characterized by stable and well-demarcated subcultures are increasingly being disputed. Emphasis on ambiguity as a central feature of organizational culture is a response to the dominance of the idea that a culture (or a subculture) is a clear and known entity that creates unity and harmony within an organization.

In general in social and organization studies, there are good reasons to more seriously consider ambiguity than is common. In the management area, topics like leadership, strategy and quality are seldom as clear and obvious as ...

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