
Phenomenological approaches to Management and Organization Studies offer a means to problematize 'appearances' in the field, allowing us to 'see' things in a different light and uncover what is hidden from our consideration by our theoretical or ideological assumptions. This handbook aims at showing the unexpected richness and diversity of phenomenological and post-phenomenological thinkers such as Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Arendt, or Scheler, as well as others belonging to the French new phenomenology (Marion, Henry) or the German neo-phenomenology (Schmitz). It also details the contributions of thinkers like Bachelard, Deleuze, or Foucault whose inscription and departures from phenomenology are illuminated. In this process, phenomenologies are historically, critically, and openly discussed by leading scholars while highlighting the interweaving between phenomenologies and other streams such as process studies or critical perspectives. Beyond a theoretical description, the chapters also show how phenomenologies and post-phenomenologies can help management and organization scholars and students to understand a huge variety of contemporary phenomena such as distributed collective activity, artificial intelligence, digitalization of organizational processes, remote work, financial markets and financial instruments, entrepreneurial events, cinematographic organizing of social media, issues of place and emplacement, commons and communalization processes and questions of embodiment and disembodiment at work.
This handbook investigates how phenomenological and post-phenomenological frameworks can challenge established organizational assumptions to reveal hidden dimensions of contemporary management practices. The editors, Jeremy Aroles, Mar Pérezts, and François-Xavier de Vaujany, curate a collection of contributions from leading scholars to bridge the gap between classical philosophical inquiry and modern organizational challenges. By synthesizing historical perspectives with contemporary applications, the text provides a rigorous methodology for re-evaluating how we perceive and analyze work environments and collective activities.
What You Will Find
Scope Limits
Experts identify this volume as a significant reference for scholars seeking to integrate continental philosophy into management research. Readers frequently note the high academic density of the prose, which is intended for advanced students and researchers in the field of organization studies.
Page Count:
784
Publication Date:
2022-01-01
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
ISBN-10:
0192689673
ISBN-13:
9780192689672
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