The Poetic Organization

Pitsis, Alexandra

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“…The aim of this article is to illustrate and develop ‘poetics’ as a lens to understand and enable nuanced organizational practices of inclusion through focusing on the Muslim workforce in the West. Poetics is an imaginative lens for dialogic engagement for inclusive organizational and social practices (Pitsis, 2014; Syed and Boje, 2011). It has been discussed as a theory of literary language (Gallagher, 2008) that is dynamic, abstract and imbued with ambiguity (Pitsis, 2014; Todorov, 1981).…”

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“…Poetics is an imaginative lens for dialogic engagement for inclusive organizational and social practices (Pitsis, 2014; Syed and Boje, 2011). It has been discussed as a theory of literary language (Gallagher, 2008) that is dynamic, abstract and imbued with ambiguity (Pitsis, 2014; Todorov, 1981). Poetics encourages ‘the use of heterogeneous stylistic resources, context-sensitive meaning, and conflicting ideologies into a reflexive arena where they can be examined critically’ (Bauman and Briggs, 1990: 60).…”

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“…Poetry can be positioned within poetics and linked to relationships and participation (Pitsis, 2014). Nocker and Junaid (2011) present the example of William B. Gartner – a doyen of entrepreneurship, who gave a keynote speech at the International Council for Small Business conference in 2007 through reading poetry.…”

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To include or not to include? A poetics perspective on the Muslim workforce in the West

Pio

Syed

2017

Human Relations

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Organizations in the West have to contend with an expanding Muslim workforce, an issue of considerable importance in contemporary workplaces. The dilemma of inclusion versus exclusion is often cloaked in a limited understanding of Islam in tandem with Islamophobia. Our core question is how can organizational practices enable inclusion for the Muslim workforce in the West? We initiate a timely and important dialogue through utilizing and developing a non-conventional approach of poetics, to investigate how organizational practices are embedded in relational space with implications for inclusion and exclusion. Our dual contribution is firstly to illustrate the use of poetics to understand Islam in the West and, secondly, we argue for the use of a multiplicity of discourses and discuss theoretical implications for human relations through thoughtful reflections of Islam. We suggest a nuanced perspective that values heterogeneity, to unfold dialogic engagement and enable organizational practices of inclusion.

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To include or not to include? A poetics perspective on the Muslim workforce in the West

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Syed

2017

Human Relations

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“…Poetry as a form of storytelling, according to Armitage (2015), can “set the scene for problematisation of issues and possible avenues for their resolution” (p. 385). A distinct process of sense-making (Armitage and Ramsay, 2020), poetic representation in organizational research can offer a way to subvert dominant discourse in organizations and society (Armitage and Ramsay, 2020; Pitsis, 2014). This is due in part to poetics encouraging “the use of heterogeneous stylistic resources, context-sensitive meaning, and conflicting ideologies into a reflexive arena where they can be examined critically” (Bauman and Briggs, 1990, p. 60).…”

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Moving the needle on qualitative approaches to studying HRD

Grenier

Williams

Cho

2022

EJTD

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conclude this special issue on innovation in qualitative research by addressing the preceding papers in relation to the work of Human Resource Development (HRD) scholars and scholar-practitioners, consider the implications to the field of HRD and point to additional directions for innovative qualitative approaches. The authors use the term “innovative” to mean either an approach (or technique) that is newly conceived or one that is new to HRD (or little used). Design/methodology/approach The authors reviewed the papers in the special issue, identified other innovative qualitative approaches from the HRD literature and described briefly additional innovative approaches from other fields to suggest future directions for HRD professionals. Findings In this review, the authors noted the relatively few approaches to qualitative research that have been used regularly in HRD literature and suggested further innovative approaches that could deepen the understanding of organizations, including narrative, visual and indigenous methods, among others. Research limitations/implications This paper provides for HRD scholars an overview of a few qualitative research methodologies that are new to HRD and identifies additional approaches and epistemological challenges that could be valuable for future inquiry into complex organizations by HRD scholars and practitioners. Practical implications The authors suggest various feasible approaches and tools for HRD professionals to inquire into their practice in organizations to identify needs, evaluate outcomes and inquire into socially complex issues. Originality/value This study’s intent is to encourage the use of various innovative qualitative inquiry approaches when appropriate to understand and transform organizations. In particular, this study encourages the approaches that center the voices and experiences of those being studied and emphasizes the ways of listening to voices from the margins that may have been ignored previously.

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“…DeVault (1990, p. 887) destaca que é necessário, antes de qualquer coisa, reconhecer a "natureza socialmente situada de qualquer leitura", o que dirige o olhar do leitor a organizar a interpretação a partir de suas referências sociais. Não surpreende, assim, que haja uma corrente hegemônica que busque instrumentalizar mesmo um tipo de produção literária como a poesia, como denunciado por Pitsis (2014). Sendo os estudos organizacionais uma área em que predomina o funcionalismo, é esperado que a maioria das leituras dos romances por pesquisadores de estudos organizacionais procurem lhes atribuir utilidade, funcionalizando seu conteúdo.…”

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Literatura e estudos organizacionais em prosa, verso, drama e ficção

Ipiranga

Saraiva

2021

Rev. Eletr. de Ciênc. Adm.

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Neste texto os editores da edição especial “Verso, Prosa, Drama e Ficção: Literatura e Organizações” se propõem a fazer um breve percurso, levantando de forma não exaustiva a produção relacionada à provocativa intercessão entre Literatura e Estudos Organizacionais. A partir da problematização da arte, que se vê pressionada a lidar com a economia, a discussão evolui para cruzamentos entre estética e organizações, o que precede uma discussão especificamente dedicada à relação entre literatura e estudos organizacionais. Nesta seção a discussão gira em torno das questões da narrativa e da ficção, de diálogos possíveis a partir de charges, da poesia e do romance. Um breve mapeamento da produção nacional e estrangeira é feito e, na última seção, a edição especial é apresentada.

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The Poetic Organization

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To include or not to include? A poetics perspective on the Muslim workforce in the West

To include or not to include? A poetics perspective on the Muslim workforce in the West

Moving the needle on qualitative approaches to studying HRD

Literatura e estudos organizacionais em prosa, verso, drama e ficção

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