A typology of power supporting intervention
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Authors
Flood, Robert L.
Romm, Norma R.A.
Issue Date
1996
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Article
Language
en
Keywords
typology of power; managing power; Diversity Management; Critical Systems Thinking.
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Abstract
A typology of power is presented. The typology guides researchers/practitioners to
the main concerns currently debated about power and its abuses. Possible ways of
managing organisational issues explicitly dealing with power and abuses are explored.
The typology forms three arenas of discourse to make this possible: stmeturalism,
intersubjective decision making, and might-right management. Stmcturalism deals
with issues surrounding organisational design and process design, lntersubjective
decision making deals with issues surrounding processes of debate. Might-right management
deals with issues surrounding disempowering social practices that impact on
designing and debating. The arenas of discourse suggest ways, that differ, of understanding
and managing a range of issues related to the operation of power. This is
part of a wider project called Diversity Management, which in turn is part of Critical
Systems Thinking.
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Citation
Flood, R.L. and Romm, N.R.A. (1996). A typology of power supporting intervention. Systems Practice 9, 4: 339-355.
Publisher
Springer
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ISSN: 1094-429X