Performativity in place of responsibility?

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to question the common conviction that responsibility is the major factor influencing performance.Design methodology approach - The paper takes the form of a comparison of two recent cases of ecological catastrophes.Findings - In emergency situations, locating...

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Published in:Journal of organizational change management 2011-01, Vol.24 (6), p.823-829
Main Author: Czarniawska, Barbara
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents
Actor-network theory
Business Administration
Corporate reorganization
Design engineering
Ecology
Emergencies
Emergency response
Field study
Formal organization
Företagsekonomi
Institutionalism
Management
Methodology
Organizational change
System theory
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Summary:Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to question the common conviction that responsibility is the major factor influencing performance.Design methodology approach - The paper takes the form of a comparison of two recent cases of ecological catastrophes.Findings - In emergency situations, locating parties able to perform gives better results than establishing responsibility for the accident.Research limitations implications - More similar cases should be examined systematically.Practical implications - If the conclusions are accepted, the conventional mode of acting in emergencies may change.Social implications - Hopefully, the paper may redirect attention from responsibility to performativity.Originality value - The paper opposes a commonly accepted belief and the corresponding mode of acting.
ISSN:0953-4814
1758-7816
DOI:10.1108/09534811111175779