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Questioning and Organization Studies

Kelemen, Mihaela; Rumens, Nick; Vo, Linh Chi

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MIHAELA KELEMEN MIHAELA.KELEMEN@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Chair in Business and Society

Nick Rumens

Linh Chi Vo



Abstract

© The Author(s) 2018. In organization studies, there is a cleavage in the literature that separates ‘questions’ and ‘questioning’ at a very fundamental philosophical level. On the one hand, the objective notion of ‘questions’ has already been well addressed. On the other hand, the process of ‘questioning’ remains under-researched. Although questioning the process of questioning is challenging, this is precisely where American pragmatism can be helpful. As we explore in this essay, the forward-looking quality of pragmatist inquiry is what motors the process of questioning. Our pragmatist-inflected argument is that questioning does not always have to serve critique and position building in the organization studies field. Rather, questioning out of curiosity can build new dialogue and open up new methodological avenues. This will help change the habitual ways in which we explore ideas, problems and situations in organization studies as well as lead to more democratic forms of organizing.

Citation

Kelemen, M., Rumens, N., & Vo, L. C. (2019). Questioning and Organization Studies. Organization Studies, 40(10), 1529-1542. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840618783350

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Apr 14, 2018
Online Publication Date Jul 5, 2018
Publication Date Oct 1, 2019
Deposit Date Sep 10, 2019
Publicly Available Date Sep 16, 2019
Journal Organization Studies
Print ISSN 0170-8406
Electronic ISSN 1741-3044
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 40
Issue 10
Pages 1529-1542
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840618783350
Keywords Management of Technology and Innovation; Strategy and Management; Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2597982
Publisher URL https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0170840618783350
Contract Date Sep 10, 2019

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