Papers by Søren Obed Madsen
Samfundslederskab i Skandinavien, Nov 24, 2022
Samfundslederskab i Skandinavien, 2008
Samfundslederskab i Skandinavien, 2011
This article is based on virus theory (Røvik, 2007, 2011), and proposes to develop a framework th... more This article is based on virus theory (Røvik, 2007, 2011), and proposes to develop a framework that defines technology as a virus that penetrates the organism of an organization. The framework develops a new vocabulary, which can help in analyzing technologies and their negative effects on actors and organizations. In this paper, the virus theory is used to analyze a strategy process in an organization as an example of a technology. It shows how the strategy over time creates a memory loss, where the managers who are exposed to the virus forget their critique of the new strategy concept. The article also shows how resistant can be understood as being immune to a virus, since the strategy concepts bears resemblance to a former strategy concept. The article also argues that there should be more focus on the negative impacts of management tool and especially how organizations and managers are dealing with these negative effects. Strategy as a virus Working Paper Søren Obed Madsen 2 “An...
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Papers by Søren Obed Madsen