ABSTRACT In this paper we use Critical Sensemaking and Actor-Network Theory to apply business ant... more ABSTRACT In this paper we use Critical Sensemaking and Actor-Network Theory to apply business anthropology to the lending of money to small business, the financial crisis, the recession and possible recovery. A plausible link between fear of becoming a lender who made a substantial mistake (as the mortgage lenders pre-2008 have been characterized) and unwillingness to lend is described. Statistical evidence of low levels of lending has been interrelated with extensive narrative and discourse analysis of the text of small business persons, entrepreneurs, lenders, pundits and reports on the economic crisis. A theory of prospective sensemaking is described from the actions of bank officers and the surrounding discourse.
Purpose This paper aims to study the role of non-corporeal Actant theory in historical research t... more Purpose This paper aims to study the role of non-corporeal Actant theory in historical research through a case study of the trajectory of the New Deal as one of the foremost institutions in the USA since its inception in the early 1930s. Design/methodology/approach The authors follow the trajectory of the New Deal through a focus on Vice President Henry A. Wallace. Drawing on ANTi-History, the authors view history as a powerful discourse for organizing understandings of the past and non-corporeal Actants as a key influence on making sense of (past) events. Findings The authors conclude that non-corporeal Actants influence the shaping of management and organization studies that serve paradoxically to obfuscate history and its relationship to the past. Research limitations/implications The authors drew on a series of published studies of Henry Wallace and archival material in the Roosevelt Library, but the study would benefit from an in-depth analysis of the Wallace archives. Practica...
Tamara Journal For Critical Organization Inquiry, Sep 15, 2013
ABSTRACT The Atlantic Schools of Business conference is an ethereal entity. It has no solid form ... more ABSTRACT The Atlantic Schools of Business conference is an ethereal entity. It has no solid form or home, comes together for a brief period each fall. Many papers in the past have explained pieces of this puzzle. This paper examines the non-corporeal actants in the network which brings ASB together.
ABSTRACT The Atlantic Schools of Business conference is an ethereal entity. It has no solid form ... more ABSTRACT The Atlantic Schools of Business conference is an ethereal entity. It has no solid form or home, comes together for a brief period each fall. Many papers in the past have explained pieces of this puzzle. This paper examines the non-corporeal actants in the network which brings ASB together.
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of history in the creation of gender dyn... more Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of history in the creation of gender dynamics at work. Design/methodology/approach–Drawing on an ANTi-history–which draws on actor-network theory (ANT)–and critical sensemaking framework, the authors analyze a written history of a teachers' union to examine how historically contextualized networks of actors shape notions of gender.
ABSTRACT In this paper we use Critical Sensemaking and Actor-Network Theory to apply business ant... more ABSTRACT In this paper we use Critical Sensemaking and Actor-Network Theory to apply business anthropology to the lending of money to small business, the financial crisis, the recession and possible recovery. A plausible link between fear of becoming a lender who made a substantial mistake (as the mortgage lenders pre-2008 have been characterized) and unwillingness to lend is described. Statistical evidence of low levels of lending has been interrelated with extensive narrative and discourse analysis of the text of small business persons, entrepreneurs, lenders, pundits and reports on the economic crisis. A theory of prospective sensemaking is described from the actions of bank officers and the surrounding discourse.
Purpose This paper aims to study the role of non-corporeal Actant theory in historical research t... more Purpose This paper aims to study the role of non-corporeal Actant theory in historical research through a case study of the trajectory of the New Deal as one of the foremost institutions in the USA since its inception in the early 1930s. Design/methodology/approach The authors follow the trajectory of the New Deal through a focus on Vice President Henry A. Wallace. Drawing on ANTi-History, the authors view history as a powerful discourse for organizing understandings of the past and non-corporeal Actants as a key influence on making sense of (past) events. Findings The authors conclude that non-corporeal Actants influence the shaping of management and organization studies that serve paradoxically to obfuscate history and its relationship to the past. Research limitations/implications The authors drew on a series of published studies of Henry Wallace and archival material in the Roosevelt Library, but the study would benefit from an in-depth analysis of the Wallace archives. Practica...
Tamara Journal For Critical Organization Inquiry, Sep 15, 2013
ABSTRACT The Atlantic Schools of Business conference is an ethereal entity. It has no solid form ... more ABSTRACT The Atlantic Schools of Business conference is an ethereal entity. It has no solid form or home, comes together for a brief period each fall. Many papers in the past have explained pieces of this puzzle. This paper examines the non-corporeal actants in the network which brings ASB together.
ABSTRACT The Atlantic Schools of Business conference is an ethereal entity. It has no solid form ... more ABSTRACT The Atlantic Schools of Business conference is an ethereal entity. It has no solid form or home, comes together for a brief period each fall. Many papers in the past have explained pieces of this puzzle. This paper examines the non-corporeal actants in the network which brings ASB together.
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of history in the creation of gender dyn... more Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of history in the creation of gender dynamics at work. Design/methodology/approach–Drawing on an ANTi-history–which draws on actor-network theory (ANT)–and critical sensemaking framework, the authors analyze a written history of a teachers' union to examine how historically contextualized networks of actors shape notions of gender.
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