Purpose: We should understand stories told in organizational settings in relation to the time, space and process of their telling. This, however, is problematic since many researchers, as a matter of habit, take organizational stories out of their context and process because they tend to...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the personal and contextual factors that shape the work experiences of Filipino social enterprise employees by listening to voices within their narratives. Design/methodology/approach: In total, 11 social enterprise employees were interviewed...

Purpose: Despite the increased interest in video methods and the role of visuality in organizations and management, the use of video in organizations has received scant attention. The purpose of this paper is to explore organizational videoblogs as a phenomenon, and discuss avenues that open up...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present the role of reflexivity in relation to archives and narratives. Design/methodology/approach: The authors problematize the concept of “archive,” by engaging with debates in philosophy and the archival theory. The authors also revisit...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to employ a reflection on at-home ethnographic (AHE) practice to unpack the backstage messiness of an account to demonstrate how management students can craft fine-grained accounts of their practice and develop further our understanding of management...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to introduce psychosocial research methodology as a method that makes use of the emotions of researcher and researched and goes well-beyond empathetic understanding. Design/methodology/approach: This short piece critically introduces the recently published...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide new insights into the social impact of creative research methods. Design/methodology/approach: Using the new methodology of cultural animation (CA), the authors highlight how knowledge can be co-produced between academics, community members and...

Purpose: Although the process of fieldwork is often characterised by disorder, the requirement to adhere to a tightly defined methodology and produce timely research outputs often leads the authors to present the findings as though the research has been the product of a linear process. The...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to apply Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz to illustrate the individual identity issues that can arise as a result of institutional complexity in organizations. Using Baum’s text to tell the story of four faculty members seeking the city of Oz, which in our...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to reveal a qualitative researcher’s journey into finding her sense of self during a trial she faced while conducting her dissertation research. Design/methodology/approach: Indigenous research methodologies (IRM) mixed with an autoethnography were used....