The 'Telos' as a Lens That Illuminates Values in Practice

Kurlberg, Nina

Abstract

The central question this chapter seeks to address is, how can the perspective of institutional logics contribute to research on values in organisational practice? Drawing on empirical research conducted within an international faith-based relief and development organisation in the UK, the argument advanced in this chapter is that it is the ‘telos’ of each institutional logic in action within the organisation—that is, its ultimate aim or intention—that shapes the values in operation within organisational practice. While all institutional logics are value-based, some are more explicitly so than others. By identifying the teloi of the institutional logics dominant within organisational practice, the values tacit within it are brought to light.

Citation

Kurlberg, N. (2022). The 'Telos' as a Lens That Illuminates Values in Practice. In G. Espedal, B. Jelstad Løvaas, S. Sirris, & A. Wæraas (Eds.), Researching Values: Methodological Approaches for Understanding Values Work in Organisations and Leadership (243-261). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90769-3_14

• Online Publication Date: Feb 15, 2022
• Publication Date: Feb 15, 2022
• Deposit Date: Apr 19, 2024
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Pages: 243-261
• Book Title: Researching Values: Methodological Approaches for Understanding Values Work in Organisations and Leadership
• ISBN: 9783030907686
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90769-3_14
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2392506