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Governance in the Participative Organisation: Freedom, Creativity and Ethics

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Organizations in changing environments need to become flexible, responsive and participative. We develop an understanding of governance in these organizations by drawing analogies between organization theory and theories of non-linear dynamics. We identify freedom and creativity as driving principles in 'chaotic' participative organizations, and explore the ethics of their exercise within organizational communities of practice, communities of discernment and communities of commitment.

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  1. Judge Institute of Management Studies, University of Cambridge, 32 Trumpington St., Cambridge, CB2 1AG, U.K.

    Jane Collier

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Collier, J., Esteban, R. Governance in the Participative Organisation: Freedom, Creativity and Ethics. Journal of Business Ethics 21, 173–188 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006250627410

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