Questioning and Organization Studies

Mihaela Kelemen, Nick Rumens and Linh Chi Vo ()
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Mihaela Kelemen: Keele University [Keele]
Nick Rumens: University of Portsmouth
Linh Chi Vo: Métis Lab EM Normandie - EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie = EM Normandie Business School

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Abstract: In organization studies, there is a cleavage in the literature that separates ‘questions' and ‘questioning' at a very fundamental philosophical level. On the one hand, the objective notion of ‘questions' has already been well addressed. On the other hand, the process of ‘questioning' remains under-researched. Although questioning the process of questioning is challenging, this is precisely where American pragmatism can be helpful. As we explore in this essay, the forward-looking quality of pragmatist inquiry is what motors the process of questioning. Our pragmatist-inflected argument is that questioning does not always have to serve critique and position building in the organization studies field. Rather, questioning out of curiosity can build new dialogue and open up new methodological avenues. This will help change the habitual ways in which we explore ideas, problems and situations in organization studies as well as lead to more democratic forms of organizing.

Keywords: American pragmatism; John Dewey; organization studies; questioning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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Published in Organization Studies, 2018, ⟨10.1177/0170840618783350⟩

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DOI: 10.1177/0170840618783350

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