Culture and Organization
Scope & Guideline
Innovating interdisciplinary dialogue on culture and organizations.
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Cultural Dynamics in Organizations:
The journal investigates how cultural norms, values, and identities influence organizational practices and structures. It emphasizes the importance of understanding cultural contexts in which organizations operate. - Innovative Methodologies:
The journal promotes diverse and innovative research methodologies, including autoethnography, participatory action research, and poetic inquiry, to capture the complexities of organizational life. - Critical Perspectives on Power and Inequality:
A consistent focus is placed on examining power dynamics and inequalities within organizations, particularly related to gender, race, and class. The journal encourages critical analyses that challenge dominant organizational narratives. - Reflexivity and Embodiment:
The journal emphasizes reflexive practices that allow researchers to engage with their own positionality and the embodied experiences of organizational members, fostering a deeper understanding of organizational phenomena. - Interdisciplinary Approaches:
The journal welcomes interdisciplinary research that draws from fields such as cultural studies, sociology, anthropology, and management studies, promoting a holistic understanding of organizations within cultural contexts.
Trending and Emerging
- Precarity and Vulnerability:
There is an increasing focus on themes of precarity and vulnerability within organizational contexts, particularly in relation to marginalized groups. This trend emphasizes the need to understand how organizations can better support individuals facing instability. - Embodied and Affective Practices:
Emerging themes around embodiment and affect in organizational settings are gaining traction. Research is exploring how emotional and sensory experiences shape organizational interactions and identities. - Intersectionality and Diversity:
The journal is increasingly addressing intersectionality and the complexities of diversity within organizations. This includes examining how multiple identities intersect to influence experiences of inclusion and exclusion. - Artistic and Creative Methodologies:
There is a notable trend towards using artistic and creative methodologies in organizational research. This includes poetic inquiry, narrative practices, and participatory arts, which offer new ways to understand and engage with organizational phenomena. - Post-Pandemic Organizational Dynamics:
Recent articles reflect a growing interest in how organizations are adapting to the post-pandemic landscape. This includes exploring new ways of working, relationality, and care in organizational settings.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Management Theories:
There is a noticeable decline in the emphasis on conventional management theories and practices. The journal's recent publications lean more towards critical and culturally-informed perspectives rather than traditional management frameworks. - Quantitative Research Approaches:
Quantitative methodologies appear to be waning in favor of qualitative and interpretative approaches. The journal increasingly prioritizes rich, narrative-driven research over statistical analyses. - Corporate Governance and Compliance:
Themes related to corporate governance and compliance, which were once prevalent, are now less frequently addressed. The journal seems to be moving away from a focus on corporate structures and regulations towards more nuanced cultural and experiential analyses. - Economic Rationality in Organizations:
Discussions surrounding economic rationality and efficiency in organizations are becoming less central. The journal is shifting towards exploring emotional, relational, and cultural dimensions of organizational life.
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