Individuals and organizations constantly face tensions built from contradictory yet interdependent interests of pluralistic stakeholders. Should we privilege the individual or the collective? Should we emphasize economic or social value? Should we invest inefficiency or innovation? Because these interdependent tensions cannot be pulled apart and persist over time, long term success depends on pursuing their oppositional demands simultaneously.

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The discourse of leaders in the private, public, and third sectors, is increasingly polarized, simplified, and blind to the interrelation of both sides of these tensions. This leads to inequalities and social alienation.

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Grounded on close collaboration, the Centre is supported by the European Forum on Paradox and Pluralism (EUFORPP) -a forum that leverages on the expertise of five European business schools -Nova School of Business and Economics (NOVA SBE; Portugal), CASS Business School (CASS; United Kingdom), Geneva School of Economics and Management (GSEM; Switzerland) LUISS Guido Carli (LUISS; Italy) and Rotterdam School of Management (RSM; The Netherlands) - and a wider network of international experts, to foster ground-breaking research with paradoxical and pluralistic perspectives to provide solutions to social tension, and to create social and organizational impact by opening the forum to policymakers, regulators, business ecosystems, and the society at large. Nova SBE is the leading partner of the EUFORPP.

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Beyond research, there are being developed series of case studies that may be used as pedagogical means in higher education, which fosters an understanding of paradoxical questions within real-world organizations. Themes range from gender equality, sustainability, managerial dilemmas to stakeholders’ tensions, etc.

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Other activities encompass the Annual Meeting (held in the campus every May), Impact Labs, Academic Symposia and many other activities with scholars, practitioners, policy-makers and society at large.

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Would you like to get involved? Reach out to us!

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Link: https://www.paradoxandorganization.com/

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