Manifesto for a Relational Sociology

Learning behaviours in the workplace: The role of high‐quality interpersonal relationships and psychological safety

“…Consistent with the call for more relational theories in sociology (Emirbayer, 1997) and psychology (Berscheid, 1999), our study affirms the importance of relational underpinnings in an organization for the scaffolding of key organizational capabilities such as learning. Our hope is that the empirical results from this study will invite further exploration of how high-quality relationships, in conjunction with other relational constructs (e.g.…”

Corporations, Classes, and Social Movements After Managerialism

“…Our objection is not a philosophical concern that sociologists 'should' study relations rather than things (cf. Emirbayer, 1997) or organizing rather than organizations (Weick, 1979); it is simply that the theories don't work on their own terms any more.…”

An analysis towards the construction and the role of collaborative circles in jazz musicians of Barcelona

“…One of the main instances of interaction around the musical act is the relation between the different musicians that will be given basically in the "transaction contexts" (Emirbayer, 1997). Among jazz musicians, the main areas of interaction will be: i) performance or live performance, either in a concert or a jam session, where improvisation will have great importance; ii) the rehearsal, as a space of creation and practice of what will constitute the musical work that will be interpreted to the public; iii) the recording of music, which in jazz usually concentrates on several musicians interpreting at the same time.…”