Elgar introduction to organizational paradox theory

Contents: Introduction -- 1. What is paradox? Tensions, contradictions and oppositions in organization studies -- 2. How to deal with paradoxes: The role of responses in the construction of paradoxical tension -- 3. The bright side: Paradoxes and positive organizational scholarship -- 4. The dark side: Absurdity and pragmatic paradoxes -- 5. Nested, multiple and multidimensional paradoxes -- 6. Paradoxes of power, control and empowerment -- 7. The sociological futures of paradox: Incorporating grand challenges -- References.