The role of digital technologies in public sector co-production and co-creation: a structured literature review
In: Forthcoming in Financial Accountability & Management
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In: Journal transition studies review: JTSR, Band 20, Heft 1, S. 33-48
ISSN: 1614-4015
In: Journal transition studies review: JTSR, Band 19, Heft 1, S. 89-106
ISSN: 1614-4015
In: Journal transition studies review: JTSR, Band 18, Heft 2, S. 471-486
ISSN: 1614-4015
In: Journal transition studies review: JTSR, Band 16, Heft 1, S. 92-113
ISSN: 1614-4015
In: Journal transition studies review: JTSR, Band 15, Heft 3, S. 558-572
ISSN: 1614-4015
In: Journal of marketing theory and practice: JMTP, Band 30, Heft 2, S. 191-212
ISSN: 1944-7175
In: Waste management: international journal of integrated waste management, science and technology, Band 139, S. 146-157
ISSN: 1879-2456
In: Cross cultural & strategic management, Band 25, Heft 2, S. 257-275
ISSN: 2059-5808
Purpose
Drawing on Fang's (2012) Yin Yang theory of culture while taking up the roadmap proposed by Li (2016) for applying the epistemological system of Yin Yang balancing to complex issues in management research, in general, and to paradoxical issues, in particular, the purpose of this paper is to explore how organizations and individuals in the West can balance cultural paradoxes and manage culture dilemmas through the lens of Yin Yang wisdom.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper is based on a qualitative case study. Data are gathered through interviews, documents, and field observations in four subsidiaries of an Italian insurance multinational corporation and were analyzed according to the three parameters, i.e., situation, context, and time (Fang, 2012).
Findings
The findings show how the integration and learning from seemingly opposite cultures and sets of values lead the organization and individuals to balancing cultural paradox and managing cultural dilemma effectively. With regard to situation, the authors find that both organizations and customers choose the most relevant value(s) to take advantage of specific events or circumstances, and that different value orientations can coexist. As for context, the authors show that organizations can adapt their values either through suppression and/or promotion, which can foster individuals to find new balancing within the paradox. In terms of time, the authors show that the process of learning from other cultures over time can play a role in the shift of people's and organizations' choices of attitudes and value orientations.
Originality/value
The paper suggests the relevance and usefulness of adopting Yin Yang wisdom to uncover the dynamic process of cultural learning in Western scenarios.
In: Public money & management: integrating theory and practice in public management, Band 43, Heft 7, S. 731-740
ISSN: 1467-9302