Journal article
Visionary Ambiguity and Strategic Change: The Virtue of Vagueness in Launching Major Organizational Change
Journal of management inquiry, v 21(4), pp 364-375
01 Oct 2012
Abstract
Can ambiguous vision statements help to initiate strategic change? We draw on organizational and political concepts to make the case that ambiguity in the expression of future aspirations enables a sense of alignment between local and larger organizational goals that eases the political path to successful change. We also explore the paradox that, occasionally, the path out of ambiguity involves the initial injection of even more ambiguity into an already ambiguous situation. In addition, we demonstrate that consideration of a practical problem (how to effectively initiate strategic change) and a nonobvious recommendation (to employ an intentionally ambiguous vision) leads to a deeper exploration of key processes involved in the revision of personal and organizational knowledge.
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- Title
- Visionary Ambiguity and Strategic Change: The Virtue of Vagueness in Launching Major Organizational Change
- Creators
- Dennis A. Gioia - Pennsylvania State UniversityRajiv Nag - Georgia State UniversityKevin G. Corley - Arizona State University
- Publication Details
- Journal of management inquiry, v 21(4), pp 364-375
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 12
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Management
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000308828400002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84866463861
- Other Identifier
- 991021881392404721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Management