Bourdieu and organizations: the empirical challenge

Vaughan, Diane

doi:10.1007/s11186-007-9056-7

Cited by 86 publications

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“…Drawing on particular theoretical approaches, new institutionalism and Bourdieu's concept of habitus [28], she tends to emphasis the determining role of social structures at the expense of human agency. She relies on new institutionalism to argue that the institutional context gave rise to a culture of production that led to a defective decision making process [29].…”

Section: Professional and Organisational Culturesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A critical realist approach to engineering ethics

Conlon¹

2015

2015 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS)

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Abstract-This paper is focused on the teaching of engineering ethics (EE). Through a focus on safety and the lens of what sociologists call the agency/ structure relationship it examimes various approaches to this teaching. Drawing on Critical Realism it argues there are deficiencies in both the dominant approach and a number of proposed alternatives as they suffer from various forms of conflationism . By drawing on Critical Realism (CR) a more robust agenda for teaching engineering ethics can be developed. It is argued that CR offers a basis for understanding the range of factors which lead to accidents and disasters. It allows for a fuller consideration of agency/structure relations and the importance of changing the contexts in which engineers work in order to allow them to hold paramount the health, safety and welfare of the public.

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Section: Professional and Organisational Culturesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A critical realist approach to engineering ethics

Conlon¹

2015

2015 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS)

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“…Our study addressed the call of Crossan and Apaydin (2010) for micro-level analysis of innovation theory, and responded to the promptings of researchers who have argued for more studies that exploit the theoretical and empirical base of Bourdieu's work in organizational analysis (Emirbayer and Johnson, 2008;Vaughan, 2008). We contend that the use of Bourdieu's capital theory to explore problem solving and innovation in small firms has the potential to make a major contribution to the literature in this field, and that the findings reported here are the first stage in that process.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…We echo calls for studies that exploit the theoretical and empirical base of the work of Bourdieu and others to analyse the ways in which organizations evolve (Emirbayer and Johnson, 2008;Vaughan, 2008). In particular, little is known about how different forms of capital are utilised in the day-to-day operations of small firms and hence daily problem solving.…”

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Using capital theory to explore problem solving and innovation in small firms

Glover

Champion

Daniels

et al. 2016

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how small firms work at a micro-level, applying Bourdieu’s Capital Theory to give insight into the way individuals use the social and cultural capital at their disposal, to innovate and solve problems. Design/methodology/approach – The authors applied qualitative methods to explore problem solving and innovation activities at the micro-level in small firms, using interviews and thematic analysis. Findings – The findings reveal that, compared to firms with lower levels of social and cultural capital, firms which possess higher levels of social and cultural capital have a higher success rate in problem solving and are more likely to engage in innovative activity. Social and cultural capitals complement and reinforce one another in small firms, for example an enhanced ability to utilise networks (social capital) allows small firms to access a greater diversity of knowledge (cultural capital). Originality/value – Little is known about how different forms of capital are utilised in the day-to-day operations and problem solving of small firms: the application of Bourdieu’s Capital Theory offered an original frame in which to explore these activities.

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“…A focus on macro issues does not mean that micro issues disappear but rather highlights the need to widen the analysis to look at how the broader environment enables or constrains their capacity, for example, to design safe products. Vaughan (1996Vaughan ( , 2008 has done this effectively by looking at how the disposition to fly with a flawed design was reinforced by institutional and organisational factors. These include the education system, which prepares engineers to ''to work in bureaucratic production organisations, where cost, efficiency and schedule are valued and prioritised'' (2008, p. 74) 2.…”

Section: Macro Ethicsmentioning

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Broadening Ethics Teaching in Engineering: Beyond the Individualistic Approach

Conlon¹,

Zandvoort

2010

Sci Eng Ethics

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There is a widespread approach to the teaching of ethics to engineering students in which the exclusive focus is on engineers as individual agents and the broader context in which they do their work is ignored. Although this approach has frequently been criticised in the literature, it persists on a wide scale, as can be inferred from accounts in the educational literature and from the contents of widely used textbooks in engineering ethics. In this contribution we intend to: (1) Restate why the individualistic approach to the teaching of ethics to engineering students is inadequate in view of preparing them for ethical, professional and social responsibility; (2) Examine the existing literature regarding the possible contribution of Science, Technology and Society (STS) scholarship in addressing the inadequacies of the individualistic approach; and (3) Assess this possible contribution of STS in order to realise desired learning outcomes regarding the preparation of students for ethical and social responsibility.

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Bourdieu and organizations: the empirical challenge

Cited by 86 publications

References 17 publications

A critical realist approach to engineering ethics

A critical realist approach to engineering ethics

Using capital theory to explore problem solving and innovation in small firms

Broadening Ethics Teaching in Engineering: Beyond the Individualistic Approach

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