Journal of Organizational Ethnography
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Navigating political minefields: applying frames of reference of the employment relation to access negotiations to workplace ethnographies
Jana Stefan, Alison Hirst, Marco Guerci, Maria Laura ToraldoThis paper aims to help workplace ethnographers navigate and reflect on primary access negotiations by scrutinising two of the concepts mentioned in the call for papers on this…
Data, disasters and disquietude in ethnography: learning by trial and error how to behave like a civil servant in Malawi
Tanja D. HendriksIn this article, I answer the call to normalize and discuss how ethnographers navigate failure in the field by sharing my own experiences from long-term fieldwork in Malawi. I…
Unearthing narratives: an ethnographic lens on the organizational tapestry of massive iron ore mining operations
Sonali Khatua, Manoranjan Dash, Padma Charan MishraOres and minerals are extracted from the earth’s crust depending on the type of deposit. Iron ore mines come under massive deposit patterns and have their own mine development and…
What comes around, goes around: how neo/normative control accidently enables its own resistance
Maria Krysfeldt, Jannick Friis Christensen, Thomas BurøThe paper discusses how the management of a sports and fashion company, which we refer to as NULMA, successfully applied the neo/normative control technology “karma organisation”…
What is action ethnography? Reconsidering our intentions for impact in ethnographic practice
Joanne VincettThe purpose of this paper is to offer an accessible and interdisciplinary research strategy in organisational ethnography, called action ethnography, that acknowledges key…
Autoethnographic reflections on creating inclusive and collaborative virtual places for academic research
Cristina-Alexandra Trifan, Roxane de Waegh, Yunzi Zhang, Can-Seng OoiThis paper explores the collaborative dynamics and dimensions within a virtual multi-cultural and interdisciplinary workplace. The study focusses on the use of online…
Ethnography beyond the tribe: from immersion to “committed localism” in the study of relational work
Irene Skovgaard-SmithThe purpose of the paper is to propose a shift from the ideal of immersion to a practice of “committed localism” in the ethnographic study of relational work in the…
Beyond methodology: unveiling multisited entrepreneurship
Bas Becker, Carel RoessinghMultisited ethnography has primarily been portrayed as a challenge for the following field-worker, with the researcher taking the central role and neglecting research participants…
The politics of smiling: the interplay of emotion, power and discourse in sensegiving and sensemaking
Yi ZhuThis research investigates the politics of smiling as a central driver for employees to navigate power dynamics within the prevailing discourse at a Japanese retailer in Hong…
Learning under lockdown: sensing, feeling and learning to work from home
Julian Waters-Lynch, Cameron DuffThe purpose of this study is to reflect on and analyse the sensory experiences related to the transition to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research seeks to…
“That's not a proper ethnography”: a hybrid “propportune” ethnography to study nurses' perceptions of organisational culture in a British hospital
Sally Sambrook, Charlotte Hillier, Clair DoloriertThis paper revolves around the central question: is it possible to do “proper ethnography” without complete participant observation? The authors draw upon a student's experiences…
Political sensitivity and autoethnography: a case on negotiating the personal political front
Yunzi ZhangThe paper introduces the autoethnography as a healing and everyday resistance strategy for marginalized voices. The focus is to deliver the author’s own reflections on some key…
Autoethnography in the modern workplace: a reflexive journey
Marko OrelThis conceptual paper seeks to critically evaluate and illuminate the diverse autoethnographic methodologies that are pivotal for understanding the dynamics of contemporary…
Memories that last: evaluating the impact of eco-tourism on children's future behaviour
Tamas Lestar, Jessica Clare HancockThis paper analyses children's experiences of school or family visits to Hare Krishna eco-farms in Europe. The article evaluates the extent to which these encounters enable…
A system psychodynamic perspective on collaborative leadership in multiparty systems: learnings from a behavioral simulation
Sandra G.L. Schruijer, Petru Lucian CurseuThis paper aims to provide a deeper understanding of what collaborative leadership in interorganizational systems entails.
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