On Silence, Creativity and Ethics in Organization Studies

• Published in: Organization studies Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 121 - 133
• Main Author: Bigo, Vinca
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.01.2018; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Creativity; Ethics; Management; Oppression; Organization studies; Organization theory; art; silence; creativity; ethics; transformation

Silence is at once a notoriously difficult and most elusive subject. Management and organization studies depict silence as exclusionary, oppressive, needing to be overcome, and as a strategy to resist oppression. The idea that silence might be cultivated for and not against, stressing positive and e...