Polyphonic Organisations

Niels Åkerstrøm Andersen

Polyphonic Organisations

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Abstract

For many years, private companies have been intuitively understood as part of the economy in the same way that political parties are considered a part of politics and museums are considered a part of art. Today, concepts are linked together in ways that create immediate wonder. We have coupled concepts such as “the political organisation”, “the learning organisation”, “the expressive organisation”, “the market-oriented political party“, “investment in ethics”, etc. These concepts seduce us and produce new horizons for the workings of business but they also engender scepticism. Is an investment in ethics really ethical? Is a political organisation really social-minded?

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Copenhagen
Publisher	Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, CBS
Number of pages	28
ISBN (Print)	8791181003
Publication status	Published - 2001

Series	MPP Working Paper
Number	13/2001
ISSN	1396-2817

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