TY - JOUR
T1 - The carriage of tradition
T2 - Knowledge and its past in network contexts
AU - Hibbert, P.C.
AU - Huxham, C.
PY - 2010/10/21
Y1 - 2010/10/21
N2 - In this article we address a key tension in the literature. That is, whether the knowledge status of a tradition is largely preserved passively, under tradition's own authority, or alternatively preserved through deliberate, individual interpretive acts. Through empirical research in three network contexts, we show that both authority and interpretation have a role in the preservation of traditionalized knowledge and that three distinct modes of carriage (or preservation) can be observed. These modes involve different intent orientations (purposive or passive intentions about the use of traditionalized knowledge) and enactment styles, which may be either assertive (deliberately persuasive) or assumptive ('rightness' is assumed, not argued). From these theoretical extensions, implications for tradition theory, as well as knowledge, learning and understanding for managers involved in networks, are developed.
AB - In this article we address a key tension in the literature. That is, whether the knowledge status of a tradition is largely preserved passively, under tradition's own authority, or alternatively preserved through deliberate, individual interpretive acts. Through empirical research in three network contexts, we show that both authority and interpretation have a role in the preservation of traditionalized knowledge and that three distinct modes of carriage (or preservation) can be observed. These modes involve different intent orientations (purposive or passive intentions about the use of traditionalized knowledge) and enactment styles, which may be either assertive (deliberately persuasive) or assumptive ('rightness' is assumed, not argued). From these theoretical extensions, implications for tradition theory, as well as knowledge, learning and understanding for managers involved in networks, are developed.
KW - networks
KW - tradition
KW - management
KW - carriage
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79551718833&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1350507610382488
U2 - 10.1177/1350507610382488
DO - 10.1177/1350507610382488
M3 - Article
VL - 42
SP - 7
EP - 24
JO - Management Learning
JF - Management Learning
SN - 1350-5076
IS - 1
ER -