It is proposed to examine how these two different models of human relations – that of Winnicott and Serres – illuminate features of contemporary organizational life. With these models, one can view recent scandals in the USA, specifically the implosion of the energy firm, Enron. Previous...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine proposals for a Tobin tax to curb currency speculation in global markets. Design/methodology/approach – Financial markets are viewed from the perspective of Michel Serres. Findings – Managing volatility is really about managing...

Purpose – This paper seeks to contribute to the literature about the resistance to industry technological change in old technology‐based communities of practice. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reports an explanatory case study in order to achieve this purpose: the resistance to...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how resistance to change might be a consequence of differences in professional discourse of professional groups working together in a change program. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses discourse analysis and rubrics to study the...

Purpose – This article seeks to analyze retrospective and emergent narratives in a changing organization. It aims to uncover the emic meanings of resistance to diversity change. Design/methodology/approach – This article is based on interpretative research in a German high‐tech company,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework that explains how individual organizational members' self‐construction processes motivate them to support or reject decoupling as a form of resistance to institutionally mandated change. Design/methodology/approach – Most...

Purpose – The importance of social issues is well established in the literature on resistance to change. However, much can be gained by including physical objects in the analysis. Using actor‐network theory, this paper aims to explore the resistance of non‐human actors in organizational...

Like daffodils in springtime, total quality management (TQM) programs bloom, fade, and bloom again. Once lauded, then debunked, analyzed, and resurrected, TQM is here examined as a linguistic construction. The intent of this research is to examine the Quest for Excellence films, as produced by...