If the digital realm of Word files and PDFs was more analogue, less hermetically sealed off from the surrounding world and thus in palpable touch with its messiness, you would be able to see the soil of the Assistens Cemetery in... more
If the digital realm of Word files and PDFs was more analogue, less hermetically sealed off from the surrounding world and thus in palpable touch with its messiness, you would be able to see the soil of the Assistens Cemetery in Copenhagen, its mounds of damp earth, still clinging to our thoughts and words as you read this text. This image would probably look a bit like the smudges and marks on the drawings and the drawn statements found in this special issue. These smudges are traces of the hand that did the drawing, but also remains of the process of drawing itself. As Asbjørn Skou writes in his absent-present commentary to his artwork in this issue: 'The act of drawing always embedded in the drawing as object; processual smudges and marks, called ghosts, of the movements of the hand that holds the pencil'. In our work with this editorial, we studied the Assistens Cemetery, and its various pathways, its plantation, its smells and its many told and untold stories have all left their marks on our thinking about ghostly matters in organizing. We would thus like to start this editorial by inviting our readers to join us on a virtual excursion to the Assistens Cemetery to explore what both the cemetery and our special issue contributors can teach us about the ghostly matters of organizing. We will then turn to the variety of haunting methodologies contained in our contributions, for they address the question of how we might study those ghostly.
As a response to anthropogenic ecological problems, a group of organisation scholars have acknowledged the importance of ecocentric theorising that takes materiality and non-human objects seriously. The purpose of this article is to... more
As a response to anthropogenic ecological problems, a group of organisation scholars have acknowledged the importance of ecocentric theorising that takes materiality and non-human objects seriously. The purpose of this article is to examine the philosophical basis of ecocentric organisation studies and develop an ontological outline for ecocentric theorising in the Anthropocene. The paper identifies the central premises of ecocentric organisations from the previous literature, and complements the theory with a set of ontological qualities common to all objects. The study draws on recent advances in object-oriented and ecological philosophies to present three essential qualities of objects, namely autonomy, uniqueness, and intrinsicality. The paper discusses how these qualities are critical in reclaiming the lost credibility and practical relevance of ecocentrism in both organisational theory and the sustainability sciences in general. To organise human activities in a sustainable manner in the new geological era, a new ontology is needed that not only includes materiality and non-humans in the analysis, but also leads to an ecologically and ethically broader understanding of ecospheric beings and their relationships.
How Europarties have emeged since early 2000s as the quintessential model of cartel parties. Their internal organisation is surpisingly similar to that of Canadian federal parties.
Privatisation of public education is becoming more and more common across the world. As much current research presupposes causal links between the degree of privatisation and issues of competition and student's free choice, we see a need... more
Privatisation of public education is becoming more and more common across the world. As much current research presupposes causal links between the degree of privatisation and issues of competition and student's free choice, we see a need for research on other ways of organising the presence of private providers in public education. In this article, we study how two Swedish municipalities use public procurement to contract private providers and organise adult education. Interestingly, we find that competition is more heavily at play in the municipality that outsources half of its adult education, than in the municipality that outsources all adult education. We view these findings as vital for understanding how education is being outsourced to private providers and for furthering the discussion on the consequences of the ongoing privatisation of education.
This dissertation is based on anthropological fieldwork conducted in three London based ICT companies. I explore the complex issue of gender and culture in regards to under representation of women in the ICT industry. I discuss the... more
This dissertation is based on anthropological fieldwork conducted in three London based ICT companies. I explore the complex issue of gender and culture in regards to under representation of women in the ICT industry. I discuss the argument that the ICT industry is meritocratic due to the nature of programming being either 'right or wrong', whether this frees women in the working environment to be 'free from gender'. I argue this is a problematic standpoint through examining the perceptions of gender, and gender performances of the employees, as well as their organisational cultures and how they relate to gender.
Günlük hayatta sıklıkla kullanılan metaforlar, insanların duygu ve düşüncelerini aktarmada kullandıkları ifade biçimlerinden biridir. Alanyazında okul, müdür, eğitim sistemi gibi birçok kavrama ilişkin metafor analizi çalışmaları... more
Günlük hayatta sıklıkla kullanılan metaforlar, insanların duygu ve düşüncelerini aktarmada kullandıkları ifade biçimlerinden biridir. Alanyazında okul, müdür, eğitim sistemi gibi birçok kavrama ilişkin metafor analizi çalışmaları mevcuttur. Bu araştırmada, Meslek Yüksekokulu öğrencilerinin Meslek Yüksekokulu kavramına yönelik sahip oldukları algıların metaforlar aracılığıyla tespit edilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma alanını, Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Meslek Yüksekokulu’nda 2014-2015 akademik yılında eğitim almakta olan Meslek Yüksekokulu öğrencileri (n=163) oluşturmaktadır. Verileri toplamak amacıyla çalışma grubuna “Meslek Yüksekokulu ……… gibidir, çünkü ……” ifadesinin yer aldığı bir form verilmiş ve bu cümleyi tamamlamaları istenmiştir. Bu form aracılığıyla toplanan verilerin nitel ve nicel yöntemlerle analizi yapılmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarına göre Meslek Yüksekokulu öğrencilerinin Meslek Yüksekokulu kavramı için yedi tema altında sınıflandırılabilecek 127 geçerli metafor ürettikleri tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca bu temaların öğrencilerin cinsiyeti, bölümü, sınıfı gibi değişkenlere göre farklılık göstermediği görülmüştür.