Delmestri, Giuseppe, Goodrick, Elizabeth. 2016. Looking away: Denial and emotions in institutional stability and change. Research in the Sociology of Organizations 48A, 233-271.
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Abstract
While there has been increased attention to emotions and institutions, the role of denial and repression of emotions has been overlooked. We argue that not only the expression and the feeling of emotions, but also their control through denial contribute to stabilize institutional orders. The role denial plays is that of avoiding the emergence of disruptive emotions that might motivate a challenge to the status quo. Reflecting on the example of the livestock industry, we propose a theoretical model that identifies seeds for change in denied emotional contradictions in an integration of the cultural-relational and issue-based conceptions of organizational fields.
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| Status of publication | Published |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | WU |
| Type of publication | Journal article |
| Journal | Research in the Sociology of Organizations |
| WU Journalrating 2009 | A |
| WU-Journal-Rating new | STRAT-B, WH-B |
| Language | English |
| Title | Looking away: Denial and emotions in institutional stability and change |
| Volume | 48A |
| Year | 2016 |
| Page from | 233 |
| Page to | 271 |
| Reviewed? | Y |
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X201600048A008 |
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- People
- Delmestri, Giuseppe (Details)
- External
- Goodrick, Elizabeth (Florida Atlantic University, United States/USA)
- Organization
- Institute for Change Management and Management Development IN (Details)
- Competence Center for Sustainability Transformation and Responsibility WE (Details)
- Research areas (ÖSTAT Classification 'Statistik Austria')
- 5307 Business and management economics (Details)
- 5324 Organizational research (Details)
- 5333 Business management (Details)
- 5352 Human resource management, personnel management (Details)