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“Confucian management” or a confused and epistemologically questionable view on Chinese management?
Anthony FriendIn the wake of the ongoing financial crisis, US managerialism has been denounced as a professional caste that has slowly served to erode the competitiveness of the US economy. In…
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An ethnography of humor, ritual and defiance in a cancer care setting
Loyd S. PettegrewHealth care organizational research should pay greater attention to the specific settings where health is practiced. An ethnographic account of humor, ritual and defiance is…
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Between change and reproduction: Profession, practice and organizational space in a hospital department
Jette ErnstThe purpose of this paper is to examine the role of organizational space in attempts at practice redesign and innovation that involve a break with the traditional professional…
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The significance of unforeseen events in organisational ethnographic inquiry
Trevor Green, Stephen Swailes, Janet HandleyThe purpose of this paper is to emphasise the importance for the practicing ethnographer of responding to unforeseen events that occur during periods of data collection.
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2046-6749Online date, start – end:
2012Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Dr Harry Wels