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The Positive Potential Of Tempered Radicals

In: The Virtuous Organization Insights from Some of the World's Leading Management Thinkers

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  • Rand Quinn

    (Stanford University, USA)

  • Debra Meyerson

    (Stanford University, USA)

Abstract

Meyerson and Quinn are interested in extending a scholarly look at the complementary aspects of tempered radicals and positive deviance behaviors defined within a Positive Organizational Scholarship perspective. Tempered Radicals, as defined in Meyerson's earlier works, are those who share an outsider/insider identity in groups or organizations and who seek to make things better for themselves and others. These authors focus on the tempered radical's “subtle, incremental and long-term strategies which slowly” make a significant difference. It is this source of positive change which is undertaken “with honor” that allows for a different notion of exemplary times to be viewed as long-term and enduring.

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  • Rand Quinn & Debra Meyerson, 2008. "The Positive Potential Of Tempered Radicals," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Charles C Manz & Kim S Cameron & Karen P Manz & Robert D Marx (ed.), The Virtuous Organization Insights from Some of the World's Leading Management Thinkers, chapter 13, pages 247-258, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
  • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789812818607_0013
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