Tamara: Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry

Excess of Rationality?; about Rationality, Emotion and Creativity. A Contribution to the Philosophy of Management and Organization

Schipper, Frits

VU-University Amsterdam

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Abstract

Organizations are sometimes said to be overly rational, and it is argued that more attention should be given to the soft side, including feelings and emotions. In the same vain it is said that creativity and rationality do not match. On the other hand however, one can trace the idea of organizations being less rational than supposed. This paper explores the view that ‘excess of …’ can only be evaluated on the basis of a nuanced view of rationality and an adequate insight into the relationship of rationality, emotions/feeling and creativity. A philosophical perspective is helpful in this. It will be argued that various forms of rationality are to be distinguished.

Metadata

Journal Tamara: Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry 
Volume 7 
Issue 4 
Issue date 2009 
Type Article 
Language en
Pagination 161-176
ISSN 1532-5555