Ethnomethodology

Betsy Campbell

Chapter 3.8 in Elgar Encyclopedia of Strategy as Practice, 2025, pp 312-315 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Ethnomethodology emerges from the work of several sociologists in the mid-twentieth century, most notably Garfinkel along with Sacks, Schegloff, Goffman, and Jefferson. Unconvinced by the way that social order was then defined, Harold Garfinkel questioned the foundations of sociology. Instead of accepting social facts as objective reality, Garfinkel aimed to identify the ways that ordinary people work with each other and their contexts to produce what is recognized as social order. His work brought elements of the social world that were previously dismissed as background features into the analytical foreground. Ethnomethodology has influenced the management and organizational studies literature for decades. It has been recognized for its potential in SAP studies, and pioneering efforts have demonstrated its value. However, widespread adoption of ethnomethodological traditions in SAP research has yet to be realized.

Keywords: Ethnomethodology; Harold Garfinkel; Interactions; Conversation analysis; Membership; Unique adequacy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035315956
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