How To Be a ‘Wise’ Researcher: Learning from the Aristotelian Approach to Practical Wisdom

Frémeaux, Sandrine; Bardon, Thibaut; Letierce, Clara

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“…Historically, performance management has been linked to the scientificization of work, the objectification of evaluation criteria, and the development of coercive forms of power (e.g., rewards and punishment). Such areas of inquiry have been explored in consulting, accounting firms and business schools, revealing an excessive focus on technical accuracy, technical neutrality, and technical abstraction (Alvesson and Robertson 2006 ; Malsch and Guénin-Paracini 2013 ; Frémeaux et al 2020a , b ), and an excessive focus for academics on publication opportunities and elegant publishable models (Alvesson and Spicer 2016 ; Edwards and Roy 2017 ; Frémeaux et al 2020a , b ). Continuously monitored and evaluated individuals feel compelled to adopt desired behaviors and to submit to the type of soft domination found in contemporary organizations.…”

Section: Criticisms Of Neoliberalism As Ideology: the Paradox Of Disementioning

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“…Several studies have already examined organizations that are concerned with the common good and resistant to totalitarian practices, as they strive to pursue the dual ideal of a community good and the personal good of all community members (Frémeaux and Michelson 2017 ; Sison and Fontrodona 2012 ). Future research can use the reflections presented in this article to add to the principles of the common good most commonly emphasized in the current literature—subsidiarity, totality, teleological hierarchy, long-term commitment, reality, or unity (Frémeaux et al 2020a , b ). Furthermore, we animate scholars interested in career studies to contribute to a critical examination of the different ways of experiencing professional success, dynamics of cooperation, and spontaneous activities.…”

Section: Limits and Scope Of The Arendtian Perspectivementioning

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Escaping the Fantasy Land of Freedom in Organizations: The Contribution of Hannah Arendt

Shymko

Frémeaux

2021

J Bus Ethics

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This article examines why and how workers adhere and contribute to the perpetuation of the freedom fantasy induced by neoliberal ideology. We turn to Hannah Arendt's analysis of the human condition, which offers invaluable insights into the mechanisms that foster the erosion of human freedom in the workplace. Embracing an Arendtian lens, we demonstrate that individuals become entrapped in a libertarian fantasy-a condition enacted by the replacement of the freedom to act by the freedom to perform. The latter embodies the survivalist modus operandi of animal laborans (1) who renounces singularity, by focusing on the function of supervised labor, (2) who renounces solidarity, by focusing on individualist and competitive labor, and (3) who is deprived of spontaneity, by focusing on the measured productivity of labor. Therefore, we propose a new corporate governance perspective based on the rehabilitation of political action in organizations as the best way to preserve human capacity for singularity, solidarity, and spontaneity.

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Section: Criticisms Of Neoliberalism As Ideology: the Paradox Of Disementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Limits and Scope Of The Arendtian Perspectivementioning

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Escaping the Fantasy Land of Freedom in Organizations: The Contribution of Hannah Arendt

Shymko

Frémeaux

2021

J Bus Ethics

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“…In this phenomenon, academics are quantified academics (see Hammarfelt et al, 2016), where managerial and technical evaluation creates incentives that lure academics away from learning, reflecting and developing creative thinking, and thus creates a corrupt academic culture (see Marc and Siddhartha, 2017;Fr emeaux et al, 2020). Becker et al (2015) aptly noted: "As a discipline, we must understand what tangible accomplishments we can achieve for the betterment of society".…”

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“…Like other measured issues, researchers are evaluated and credited based on the volume of their published works and gained citations, grants obtained and their presence in specific publication forums, especially in top-rated journals (Clarke et al ., 2012; Hicks et al ., 2015; Marc and Siddhartha, 2017; Cabrera et al ., 2018; Waaijer et al. , 2018; Aguinis et al ., 2020; Frémeaux et al ., 2020) – phenomena we call academic quantification.…”

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Quantified academics: Heideggerian technology critical analysis of the academic ranking competition

Koskinen,

Kimppa,

Lahtiranta

et al. 2024

ITP

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PurposeThe competition in the academe has always been tough, but today, the academe seems to be more like an industry than an academic community as academics are evaluated through quantified and economic means.Design/methodology/approachThis article leans on Heidegger’s thoughts on the essence of technology and his ontological view on being to show the dangers that lie in this quantification of researchers and research.FindingsDespite the benefits that information systems (ISs) offer to people and research, it seems that technology has made it possible to objectify researchers and research. This has a negative impact on the academe and should thus be looked into especially by the IS field, which should note the problems that exist in its core. This phenomenon of quantified academics is clearly visible at academic quantification sites, where academics are evaluated using metrics that count their output. It seems that the essence of technology has disturbed the way research is valued by emphasising its quantifiable aspects. The study claims that it is important to look for other ways to evaluate researchers rather than trying to maximise research production, which has led to the flooding of articles that few have the time or interest to read.Originality/valueThis paper offers new insights into the current phenomenon of quantification of academics and underlines the need for critical changes if in order to achieve the academic culture that is desirable for future academics.

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“…The thorny reality portrayed by the old saying of “publish or perish” places a sizeable challenge for researchers worldwide to publish their work. Notwithstanding the ample number of academic journals covering distinct domains of knowledge, the task of publishing is increasingly difficult (Ashkanasy, 2010; Frémeaux et al , 2021; Banerjee, 2022; Mertkan et al , 2022), as well as involving complex dynamics related to schools’ incentives and key performance indicators (see, e.g. for a broad discussion, Tsui and McKiernan, 2022).…”

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The challenge of publishing a paper: an autoethnographic study

Vasconcelos¹

2022

MRJIAM

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyze the author’s experience related to several attempts of getting approved a paper of their authorship about gender and organizations by the lens of a researcher trying to meet his goal. Design/methodology/approach Throughout the endeavor, the author received substantial feedback and evaluations from editors and reviewers that allowed him to understand better the motivation of those that are dedicated to carry out such task; enhance his work whenever was possible; increase his resilience and self-motivation; and identify several inconsistencies of the peer-review process. Furthermore, that ample opinionated material allowed him to conduct the current autoethnographic study. Findings Accordingly, the author’s findings identified three aggregate dimensions, namely, demotivating assessments, mixed perceptions and motivating assessments. Moreover, the author did not identify any trace of developmental review (help), bill of rights or notion of being an “artist,” as some scholars suggest, from both the reviewers’ or editors’ part, but only from a specific journal’s editor and one of its reviewers. On the one hand, the majority of the reviewers/editors showed a harsh view about the author’s work or even a lack of interest to ponder his arguments and difficulties to carry out that study. Even though the author alluded to the limitations and unsurmountable hurdles that he faced along the way, they showed neither sympathy nor comprehension to his comments. On the other hand, it was not an easy task to the author to sift the hints provided by them. Research limitations/implications Nonetheless, the author also recognizes his own limitations that eventually affected his analysis and point of views. It is also worth noting that this method relies on a unique source (the author). Practical implications The author believes that his ideas and opinions have some base and merit. Rather, his findings embrace profound implications for reviewers and editors, particularly in terms of how they perform their work. Originality/value To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first endeavor focusing on peer-review system related to organizational studies and grounded in an autoethnography approach. Therefore, their contribution is derived from a researcher that is familiar with the system and its flaws.

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How To Be a ‘Wise’ Researcher: Learning from the Aristotelian Approach to Practical Wisdom

Cited by 7 publications

References 47 publications

Escaping the Fantasy Land of Freedom in Organizations: The Contribution of Hannah Arendt

Escaping the Fantasy Land of Freedom in Organizations: The Contribution of Hannah Arendt

Quantified academics: Heideggerian technology critical analysis of the academic ranking competition

The challenge of publishing a paper: an autoethnographic study

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