Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: Volume 14 Issue 3

Paradoxes of organizational change in a merger context

Miguel Pina e Cunha, Pedro Neves, Stewart R. Clegg, Sandra Costa, Arménio Rego

The reorganization of the Portuguese national healthcare system around networks of hospital centers was advanced for reasons promoted as those of effectiveness and efficiency and…

Creative processes of impact making: advancing an American Pragmatist Methodology

Mihaela Kelemen, Lindsay Hamilton

The purpose of this paper is to provide new insights into the social impact of creative research methods.

Appreciative Inquiry for stress management

Jermaine Ravalier, Andrew McVicar, Carol Munn-Giddings

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the innovative application of an Appreciative Inquiry (AI) approach for the design and implementation of organizational stress…

Organizational archives and historical narratives: Practicing reflexivity in (re)constructing the past from memories and silences

Amon Barros, Adéle de Toledo Carneiro, Sergio Wanderley

The purpose of this paper is to present the role of reflexivity in relation to archives and narratives.

Tracking the sociomaterial traces of affect at the crossroads of affect and practice theories

Silvia Gherardi, Annalisa Murgia, Elisa Bellè, Francesco Miele, Anna Carreri

Affect is relevant for organization studies mainly for its potential to reveal the intensities and forces of everyday organizational experiences that may pass unnoticed or pass in…

Workplace fun: a matter of context and not content

Katerina Georganta, Anthony Montgomery

During the last years, workplace fun has emerged as a potential indicator of a healthy workplace. Congruently, organisations have become interested in enhancing positive…

Rage against the machine: moral anger in whistleblowing

Chris Mason, John Simmons

The purpose of this paper is to offer a theoretical framework of whistleblowing that gives due recognition to the emotional and reflexive processes that underpin it. Modes of…

Critical sensemaking: challenges and promises

Eeva Aromaa, Päivi Eriksson, Jean Helms Mills, Esa Hiltunen, Maarit Lammassaari, Albert J. Mills

The purpose of this paper is to analyze current literature on critical sensemaking (CSM) to assess its significance and potential for understanding the role of agency in…