Speaking truth to power: The academic as jester stimulating management learning

Clegg, S; Cunha, MPE; Rego, A; Berti, M

Speaking truth to power: The academic as jester stimulating management learning

Clegg, S

Cunha, MPE Rego, A Berti, M

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Publisher:: SAGE Publications
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Management Learning, 2022, 53, (3), pp. 547-565
Issue Date:: 2022-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Clegg, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6083-4283
dc.contributor.author	Cunha, MPE
dc.contributor.author	Rego, A
dc.contributor.author	Berti, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0519-8824
dc.date.accessioned	2022-06-27T09:31:02Z
dc.date.available	2022-06-27T09:31:02Z
dc.date.issued	2022-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Management Learning, 2022, 53, (3), pp. 547-565
dc.identifier.issn	1350-5076
dc.identifier.issn	1461-7307
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dc.description.abstract	The jester embodies an ancient social institution, which serves a paradoxical purpose: to mitigate the excesses of power, while serving and supporting the ruler through a license to jest. The metaphor of the jester, used constructively, offers a unique window on the contradictions of organizational studies and their paradoxical role in relation to corporate practices. We explore how jesting may inform academic work through using humour and laughter to deconstruct organizational taboos and convey truth to power. We suggest that academic jesting constitute a wise and undervalued way in which management learning can occur.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	SAGE Publications
dc.relation.ispartof	Management Learning
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/13505076211038080
dc.rights	Stewart Clegg et al, Speaking truth to power: The academic as jester stimulating management learning, Management Learning (, ) pp. . Copyright © 2021. DOI: 10.1177/13505076211038080. Users who receive access to an article through a repository are reminded
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dc.subject	1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy, 1503 Business and Management
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dc.title	Speaking truth to power: The academic as jester stimulating management learning
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Abstract:

The jester embodies an ancient social institution, which serves a paradoxical purpose: to mitigate the excesses of power, while serving and supporting the ruler through a license to jest. The metaphor of the jester, used constructively, offers a unique window on the contradictions of organizational studies and their paradoxical role in relation to corporate practices. We explore how jesting may inform academic work through using humour and laughter to deconstruct organizational taboos and convey truth to power. We suggest that academic jesting constitute a wise and undervalued way in which management learning can occur.

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