Juggling Paradoxical Goals: Unpacking persisting dysfunctional dynamics
Published online on January 22, 2026
Abstract
Organization Studies, Ahead of Print.
Paradoxical goals, such as demands in industrial R&D for exploratory learning and short-term business performance, may foster synergistic possibilities, but also surface tensions that can paralyse actors. Defensive responses can trigger vicious cycles, ...
Paradoxical goals, such as demands in industrial R&D for exploratory learning and short-term business performance, may foster synergistic possibilities, but also surface tensions that can paralyse actors. Defensive responses can trigger vicious cycles, ...