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Reflexive Management: System-Theoretical Reflection on Reflection

Journal of Leadership and Management

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Title Reflexive Management: System-Theoretical Reflection on Reflection
 
Creator Rennison, Betina Wolfgang; Department of Social Studies and Organization Aalborg University, Denmark
 
Description Managers do not only take action. They are continually required to reflect upon that action. It seems obvious, but what does it mean to reflect? Can we develop a theoretical model for how it can be done or at least how we can come to terms with the concept of reflection in relation to management? This article makes an attempt. Inspired by the system theory of Niklas Luhmann, the article elaborates and develops four different modes or steps of reflection; Construction (pre-reflection), Reconstruction (reflection of first order), Deconstruction (reflection of second order) and Transformation (reflection of third order). The ambition is to create an analytical framework from which we can study and practice the reflection processes of management. At the same time paying attention to the critical aspects of the reflexive regime and thereby, the article ends up with a call to continually keep on reflecting upon reflection.
 
Publisher Institute of Leadership in Management
 
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Date 2015-05-29
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://leadership.net.pl/index.php/JLM/article/view/47
 
Source Journal of Leadership and Management; Vol 1, No 3 (2015): Journal of Leadership and Management
2391-6087
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://leadership.net.pl/index.php/JLM/article/view/47/31
 
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