Organization Studies, 39(8), s. 1109- 1120. Doi: -
The article discusses ignorance and organization studies, both as a topic of study and a basic problem of organization theory understood as design theory. How should we regard knowledge not yet known? Is the development of knowledge a straightforward illumination of a defined box, or does knowledge also have a dark side, growing even faster than the illuminated side? In this article, we propose that more extended research into ignorance in organization studies is needed. And since ignorance is a product of inattention, we draw on Herbert Simon’s investigation into the science of the artificial. Among the topics we explore are unpredictable environments, the interface between inner and outer environments, vagueness and unspecified ignorance.
Bakken, Tore (2017)
Krise og ansvar - problemer og utfordringer i samfunn preget av risiko og kriser
Hafting, Tore (red.). Kriseh氓ndtering, planlegging og handling
Bakken, Tore (2016)
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H酶yer, Hans Christian; Kasa, Sjur & Tran酶y, Bent Sofus (red.). Tillit, styring, kontroll
Bakken, Tore (2014)
George Spencer Brown
Helin, Jenny; Hernes, Tor, Hjorth, Daniel & Holt, Robin (red.). The Oxford handbook of process philosophy and organization studies
Bakken, Tore & Wiik, Eric Lawrence (2013)
Some thoughts on the "application" of systems theory
Zaneva, Magdalena (red.). Nachtflug der Eule: 150 Stimmen zum Werk von Niklas Luhmann ; Gedenkbuch zum 15. Todestag von Niklas Luhmann (8. Dezember 1927 L眉neburg - 6. November 1998 Oerlinghausen)
Bakken, Tore & Wiik, Eric Lawrence (2013)
Fra filosofi til teori om samfunnet: Introduksjon til Niklas Luhmanns sosiologi
Bakken, Tore & Wiik, Eric Lawrence (red.). Sosiologisk teori. Niklas Luhmann ; utvalg, oversettelse og innledning ved Tore Bakken og Eric Lawrence Wiik
Bakken, Tore & Wiik, Eric Lawrence (2013)
Sosiologisk teori. Niklas Luhmann ; utvalg, oversettelse og innledning ved Tore Bakken og Eric Lawrence Wiik
Akademika forlag.
Håkansson, Håkan; Olsen, Per Ingvar & Bakken, Tore (2013)
Agency and Economizing in Interacted Economies
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Bakken, Tore; Holt, Robin & Zundel, Mike (2013)
Time and play in management practice: An investigation through the philosophies of McTaggart and Heidegger
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Bakken, Tore & Hernes, Tor (2010)
Organizing is both a verb and a noun: Weick meets Whitehead
Sage Publications.
Hernes, Tor & Bakken, Tore (2010)
Implications of self-reference: Niklas Luhmann's Autopoiesis and Organization Theory
Sage Publications.
Bakken, Tore; Hernes, Tor & Wiik, Eric (2009)
An autopoietic understanding of innovative organization
Magalhaes and Sanches (eds.), Autopoiesis in Organization theory and practice
Bakken, Tore; Hernes, Tor & Wiik, Eric (2009)
Innovation and organizations: An overview from the perspective of Luhmann's autopoiesis
Magalh茫es, Rodrigo & Sanchez, Ron (red.). Autopoiesis in organization theory and practice
Bakken, Tore (2008)
Risk, responsibility and conscience
Ch. Garsten and T. Hernes (eds), Ethical dilemmas in management
Bakken, Tore (2007)
Forbrukets risiko, sikkerhetens risiko
Forbrukersosiologi. Makt, tegn og mening i forbrukersamfunnet, Schjelderup og Knudsen (red)
Hernes, Tor; Bakken, Tore & Olsen, Per Ingvar (2006)
Spaces as processes: Developing a recursive perspective on organizational space
Steward Clegg and Martin Kronberger (eds.) Space, Organizations and Management Theory
Bakken, Tore (2006)
Risikokommunikasjon. En analytisk tilnærming til studiet av matsikkerhet
Unipub forlag.
Bakken, Tore & Hernes, Tor (2006)
Organizing is both a noun and a verb: Weick meets Whitehead
Organization Studies, 27(11), s. 1599- 1616.
Bakken, Tore (2006)
Bevissthet og sosial virkelighet Searle versus Luhmann
Sosiologisk Tidsskrift, 14(2), s. 119- 145.
Bakken, Tore (2004)
Den kontekstuelle annonsen
Stein Erik Selfors: "Annonsen. En bok om reklamefaget og verdens mest benytede reklameform
Bakken, Tore (2004)
Organisering og logikk
Nordiske organisasjonsstudier, 6(3), s. 49- 74.
Hernes, Tor & Bakken, Tore (2003)
Implications of self-reference: Niklas Luhmann’s autopoiesis and organization theory
Organization Studies, 24(9)
Bakken, Tore & Hernes, Tor (2002)
Kap. 4- 2 The macro-micro problem in organization theory: Luhmann's autopoiesis as a way of handling recursivity
Autopoietic organization theory
Bakken, Tore & Hernes, Tor (2002)
Kap. 1. "Introduction: Niklas Luhmann's autopoietic theory and organization studies - a space of connections
Autopoietic organization theory
Bakken, Tore (2001)
Tid og selvreferanse. Historisering og refleksjon i sosiologisk systemteori
Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning (TfS), 42(4), s. 537- 540.
Hernes, Tor & Bakken, Tore (2001)
Selvreferansens implikasjoner: Niklas Luhmanns autopoietiske systemtori og organisasjonsteorien
Nordiske organisasjonsstudier, 3(2)
Bakken, Tore & Brinkmann, Johannes (2022)
Krise, risiko og uvisshet. Sosiologiske refleksjoner
[Non-fiction book]. Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
Bakken, Tore & Wiik, Eric Lawrence (2017)
Can ignorance be a Resource?
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Bakken, Tore & Hernes, Tor (2008)
Overcoming dichotomies in organizational thinking. Can the concept-pair medium and form provide an answer?
[Academic lecture]. The fourth Organization Studies Summer Workshop, "Embracing Complexity: Advancing Ecological Understanding in Organizational Studies.