RESEARCH NOTE - CONTRADICTORY COUPLINGS - CULTURE AND THE SYNCHRONIZATION OF OPPONENTS

Building upon recent discussions in the literature on the inherent dua lity of social and organizational existence, this research note approa ches organizational culture through the theoretical construct of the s ynchronization of opponents. Where opponents are constrained to exist within the same territory, there is a functional requirement for such opponents to synchronize in order to avoid those collisions which are destructive of the energies and resources of both parties without gene rating benefit for either. This research note explores some of the mec hanisms by which, and the conditions under which, such synchronization of opponents takes place.