Ralph attended the 2017 Organizational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities conference in Valladolid, Spain and had the opportunity to discuss The Stupidity Paradox: The Power and Pitfalls of Functional Stupidity at Work (Profile Books), co-authored by Mats Alvesson and André Spicer, with Mats Alvesson (keynote speaker) and Bjørn Erik Mørk (OLKC board member).

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Mats Alvesson, André Spicer in English, with the the title: The Stupidity Paradox — The Powers and Pitfalls of Functional Stupidity at Work.

The whole  Mats Alvesson and André Spicer. Lund University; City capacities in the form of what we call functional stupidity are an equally important if under-recognized  The Power and Pitfalls of Functional Stupidity at Work. Mats Mats Alvesson is Professor of Business Administration at the University of Lund, Sweden. He has  21 Jun 2012 Functional stupidity refers to an absence of reflexivity, a refusal to use intellectual capacities in other than myopic ways, and avoidance of  The Stupidity Paradox: The Power and Pitfalls of Functional Stupidity at Work è un libro di Mats Alvesson , Andre Spicer pubblicato da Profile Books Ltd  13 Mar 2018 I interviewed the authors Andre Spicer and Mats Alvesson about what “functional stupidity” is and what its main causes are, the possible  So how is stupidity impacting the way we do business?

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Utförlig information. Utförlig titel: Dumhetsparadoxen, Elektronisk resurs, den funktionella dumhetens fördelar och fallgropar, Mats Alvesson och André Spicer  fördelar och fallgropar, Mats Alvesson och André Spicer; Originaltitel: The stupidity paradox : the powers and pitfalls of functional stupidy at work; Medarbetare:. Mats Alvesson. Professor Utger i dagarna ”The Stupidity Paradox. The Power and Pitfalls of Functional Stupidity at Work”, med André Spicer. Mats Alvesson har i en debattartikel i DN, återigen träffande, kallat den Mats Alvesson de facto byggd på "functional stupidity", talar man om  Mats Alveson och Andre Spicer har publicerat en artikel i Journal of är att Alvesson och Spicer har satt ett namn – functional stupidity – på de  Mats Alvesson & André Spicer i 'A Stupidity-Based Theory of we call functional stupidity are an equally important if under-recognized part of  Mats Alvesson, André Spicer, The Stupidity Paradox. The power and pitfalls of functional stupidity at work, Profile Books Ltd, 2015.

2014-09-16 Alvesson and Spicer (2012) explain the persistence of this state of affairs with functional stupidity, i.e. the organizational inability to act upon the collective realization that the current Mats Alvesson and André Spicer’s The Stupidity Paradox: The Power and Pitfalls of Functional Stupidity at Work has just been published by Profile Books. Read more about .

Mats then explained more about the case study, on a former R & D unit (1000 employees) in large high tech firm that was becoming an independent firm (subsidiary). This unit was perceived to have problems with a too strong technology orientation, weak and invisible leadership, and insufficient teamwork.

Profile Books, Jun 2,  The Stupidity Parado‪x‬ · The Power and Pitfalls of Functional Stupidity at Work · Publisher Description · More Books by Mats Alvesson & André Spicer. Functional stupidity: A critique Alvesson and Spicer's 2012 paper 'A stupidity- based theory of organizations', published in the Journal of Management Studies, is  Buy The Stupidity Paradox: The Power and Pitfalls of Functional Stupidity at Work Main by Alvesson, Mats, Spicer, André (ISBN: 9781781255414) from  The Stupidity Paradox (Paperback).

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André Spicer is a New Zealand academic, and professor of organisational behaviour at the The Stupidity Paradox: The Power and Pitfalls of Functional Stupidity at Work (2016), co-written with Mats Alvesson; Desperately Seeking 

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As Alvesson and Spicer pointed out, the phenomenon of functional stupidity plays a great role in making smart people buy stupid ideas. It makes the vision narrow and as a result, worker only focuses on the technical aspect of the idea while not focusing on the broader aspect.

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Av: Alvesson, Mats. Språk: Svenska.

In layman’s terms, a worker can complete their task to perfection but by not reflecting on the task’s purpose it can be a waste of time and of the worker’s skillset. Mats Alvesson and Katja Einola.
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The stupidity paradox . This is described by functional stupidity experts Mats Alvesson and André Spicer as ‘the stupidity paradox’. Alvesson and Spicer wrote the definitive paper on functional stupidity in 2012 – 'A Stupidity-based theory of organisations'. "We spoke with hundreds of people in dozens of organisations.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article. T2 - The Power and Pitfalls of Functional Stupidity at Work. AU - Alvesson, Mats.


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Functional stupidity can be catastrophic. It can cause Ekonomi, Affärer & Marknadsföring, Sociala frågor, Organisation; Bok; Häftad; English; Mats Alvesson 

As Alvesson and Spicer pointed out, the phenomenon of functional stupidity plays a great role in making smart people buy stupid ideas. It makes the vision narrow and as a result, worker only focuses on the technical aspect of the idea while not focusing on the broader aspect. The key concept presented by the authors is what they call functional stupidity, by which they refer to the inability and unwillingness of organizations to let the staff utilize their cognitive and reflective capacity, apart from in relation to very narrow, technical and often repetitive tasks. The stupidity paradox . This is described by functional stupidity experts Mats Alvesson and André Spicer as ‘the stupidity paradox’. Alvesson and Spicer wrote the definitive paper on functional stupidity in 2012 – 'A Stupidity-based theory of organisations'. "We spoke with hundreds of people in dozens of organisations.