Open purpose: embrace organizations as expressive systems

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Autor(a) principal: Clegg, Stewart R.
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Cunha, Miguel Pina e, Rego, Arménio, Santos, Filipe
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/36118
Resumo: The concept of purpose gained prominence in organization theory in recent years but there are discrepant views of its meaning, which we review as evolving and different perspectives: economic theories of the firm; stakeholder approaches; integrative social contracts; and social mission. We elaborate these perspectives in terms of the ebb and flow of ideas and eras. Against these instrumental views, we revisit the work of Robert Cooper, namely the ever-open purpose of expressive organizations, and contrast this with fixist views of purpose in instrumental organizations. We engage with the logic of open purpose and sketch a way of rethinking purpose as a general orientation that constantly evolves and changes over time in interaction with its ecosystem.
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spelling Open purpose: embrace organizations as expressive systemsExpressive systemsInstrumental systemsIntegrative social contractsOpen purposeRobert CooperSocial missionStakeholder approachesTheories of the firmThe concept of purpose gained prominence in organization theory in recent years but there are discrepant views of its meaning, which we review as evolving and different perspectives: economic theories of the firm; stakeholder approaches; integrative social contracts; and social mission. We elaborate these perspectives in terms of the ebb and flow of ideas and eras. Against these instrumental views, we revisit the work of Robert Cooper, namely the ever-open purpose of expressive organizations, and contrast this with fixist views of purpose in instrumental organizations. We engage with the logic of open purpose and sketch a way of rethinking purpose as a general orientation that constantly evolves and changes over time in interaction with its ecosystem.Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica PortuguesaClegg, Stewart R.Cunha, Miguel Pina eRego, ArménioSantos, Filipe2021-12-06T18:35:40Z2021-11-102021-11-10T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/36118eng2631-787710.1177/2631787721105486085174554293info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-12-12T01:34:49Zoai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/36118Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:29:19.673757Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Open purpose: embrace organizations as expressive systems
title Open purpose: embrace organizations as expressive systems
spellingShingle Open purpose: embrace organizations as expressive systems
Clegg, Stewart R.
Expressive systems
Instrumental systems
Integrative social contracts
Open purpose
Robert Cooper
Social mission
Stakeholder approaches
Theories of the firm
title_short Open purpose: embrace organizations as expressive systems
title_full Open purpose: embrace organizations as expressive systems
title_fullStr Open purpose: embrace organizations as expressive systems
title_full_unstemmed Open purpose: embrace organizations as expressive systems
title_sort Open purpose: embrace organizations as expressive systems
author Clegg, Stewart R.
author_facet Clegg, Stewart R.
Cunha, Miguel Pina e
Rego, Arménio
Santos, Filipe
author_role author
author2 Cunha, Miguel Pina e
Rego, Arménio
Santos, Filipe
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica Portuguesa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Clegg, Stewart R.
Cunha, Miguel Pina e
Rego, Arménio
Santos, Filipe
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Expressive systems
Instrumental systems
Integrative social contracts
Open purpose
Robert Cooper
Social mission
Stakeholder approaches
Theories of the firm
topic Expressive systems
Instrumental systems
Integrative social contracts
Open purpose
Robert Cooper
Social mission
Stakeholder approaches
Theories of the firm
description The concept of purpose gained prominence in organization theory in recent years but there are discrepant views of its meaning, which we review as evolving and different perspectives: economic theories of the firm; stakeholder approaches; integrative social contracts; and social mission. We elaborate these perspectives in terms of the ebb and flow of ideas and eras. Against these instrumental views, we revisit the work of Robert Cooper, namely the ever-open purpose of expressive organizations, and contrast this with fixist views of purpose in instrumental organizations. We engage with the logic of open purpose and sketch a way of rethinking purpose as a general orientation that constantly evolves and changes over time in interaction with its ecosystem.
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