This research by Noora Jansson from ouluhealth scrutinizes organizational change by combining discourse and practice approaches. A case study at a public university hospital is conducted with a narrative analysis method.
The key finding of this research is that discursive practices are involved in organizational change through discourse phronesis. Discourse phronesis is a socially and contextually developed phenomenon, and hence discursive practices are particular within context. The case study revealed four particular discursive practices as examples of discourse phronesis: field practices, mandate practices, priority practices and word practices.
The results of this research advance awareness of the concealed power within discursive practices and, more importantly, invite practitioners to pursue the intellectual virtue of discourse phronesis while implementing organizational change. Discourse phronesis may be utilized as a gateway to advance change goals and to translate various discourses and actions that otherwise might remain unexplained.
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This post was inspired by an article published in a newspaper by Xavier Marcet about the complexity to undergo a transition or change in an organization.
This post was inspired by an article published in a newspaper by Xavier Marcet about the complexity to undergo a transition or change in an organization.
Photo Jordi Soldevila. Homenatge a Toni Catany Final
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