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From marginalization to phronetic science Toward a new role for critical management studies

From marginalization to phronetic science Toward a new role for critical management studies Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how critical management studies' (CMS) awkward relationship with the world of practice may have allowed it to become a dominated field in academia, which features a nearly exclusive focus on research for theory's sake, a lack of interest or discomfort with practical applications, and a devaluing of non‐academic pursuits. Despite research on oppression, resistance, and emancipation, CMS scholars do not tend to focus on the field's own domination or to ensure that its emancipatory agenda offers any practical impact. Design/methodology/approach – The paper loosely draws on Bourdieu's notions of habitus and symbolic violence to make sense of his experience of attempting to fit in the CMS community as a scholar interested in practical applications of CMS insights. Findings – The paper argues that CMS is uniquely positioned to help organization studies become a phronetic science, both practical and capable of addressing questions of power and values, essential to management practice. Practical implications – The estrangement between theory and practice in CMS is symptomatic of the same phenomenon in the broader organization studies community. Originality/value – The paper addresses not only how CMS can become a more phronetic science but also the benefits of phronetic research for the broader organization studies. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Organizational Change Management Emerald Publishing

From marginalization to phronetic science Toward a new role for critical management studies

Journal of Organizational Change Management , Volume 22 (5): 18 – Aug 28, 2009

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © 2009 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
ISSN
0953-4814
DOI
10.1108/09534810910983497
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Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how critical management studies' (CMS) awkward relationship with the world of practice may have allowed it to become a dominated field in academia, which features a nearly exclusive focus on research for theory's sake, a lack of interest or discomfort with practical applications, and a devaluing of non‐academic pursuits. Despite research on oppression, resistance, and emancipation, CMS scholars do not tend to focus on the field's own domination or to ensure that its emancipatory agenda offers any practical impact. Design/methodology/approach – The paper loosely draws on Bourdieu's notions of habitus and symbolic violence to make sense of his experience of attempting to fit in the CMS community as a scholar interested in practical applications of CMS insights. Findings – The paper argues that CMS is uniquely positioned to help organization studies become a phronetic science, both practical and capable of addressing questions of power and values, essential to management practice. Practical implications – The estrangement between theory and practice in CMS is symptomatic of the same phenomenon in the broader organization studies community. Originality/value – The paper addresses not only how CMS can become a more phronetic science but also the benefits of phronetic research for the broader organization studies.

Journal

Journal of Organizational Change ManagementEmerald Publishing

Published: Aug 28, 2009

Keywords: Critical management; Organizations; Organizational theory

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