Decolonizing perspectives and decolonial pluriversality in management praxis & research

Michelle Mielly (), Gazi Islam, Ana Maria Peredo, Penelope Muzanenhamo, Hélio Arthur Reis Irigaray and Sandiso Bazana
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Michelle Mielly: EM - EMLyon Business School
Gazi Islam: EESC-GEM - Grenoble Ecole de Management
Ana Maria Peredo: University of Ottawa [Ottawa]
Penelope Muzanenhamo: UCD - University College Dublin [Dublin]
Hélio Arthur Reis Irigaray: FGV - Fundacao Getulio Vargas [Rio de Janeiro]
Sandiso Bazana: Rhodes University [Grahamstown]

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Abstract: Decolonial and pluriversal perspectives have recently proliferated in organizational studies, challenging predominant Western and Eurocentric knowledge paradigms in management. Offering both a critique of and alternatives to hegemonic perspectives, the articles in the current special issue place front-and-center new possibilities that recognize multiple ways of knowing and organizing, particularly those originating within less visible, marginalized, Indigenous, or minority communities. The studies in this special issue question entrenched Eurocentric norms in management theory by privileging new perspectives that encompass three central and common concepts interwoven across this issue: hybridity, alterity, and affirmativity. These overarching themes reflect a commitment to acknowledging and integrating diverse epistemic traditions following the notion of pluriversality to resist simplistic or monolithic interpretations of human organizing practices. This commitment requires us to advocate for more inclusive publication practices beyond traditional norms to acknowledge the barriers posed by English-dominant publication outlets and standards. The present collection of articles offers an interdisciplinary exploration of decolonial practice and theory alongside a specific drive to diversify and pluralize organizational scholarship. By engaging with marginalized voices globally across contexts and organizational forms, we promote a reflexive and inclusive means to challenge hegemonic practices within academia itself and ultimately encourage organizational scholars to adopt decolonial frameworks that critique and renew management practices worldwide.

Keywords: Alterity; Organization studies; Hybridity; Affirmativity; Pluriversality; Decolonial perspectives (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-11-22
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Published in Cadernos EBAPE.br, 2024, 22 (6), 15 p. ⟨10.1590/1679-395120240172x⟩

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DOI: 10.1590/1679-395120240172x

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