How (and why) to avoid making rational decisions: embracing paradox in school leadership

摘要: In delivering ‘school improvement’ school leaders must decide between competing and conflicting demands in the context of uncertainty. Confronted with this there may be a temptation to reduce complexity, other words rationalise situation. While lead short-term gains, over longer term such decisions can prove detrimental. responding these kinds situations organisational research has recently taken something paradox turn. Indeed, developing practices which are accommodating is increasingly being seen as productive powerful creative strategy for business leaders. The aim article was therefore explore ‘the turn’ its relevance utility leadership examine implications gives rise schools considered pluralistic organisations multiple stakeholders. This pluralism produces layers complexity tensions have their origins diverse possibly incommensurable values, calling int...