Knowledge From the Margins – The Epistemological Promise of Microhistorical Theorizing in Organization Studies
Pilvikki Lantela
Abstract:This paper proposes a feminist microhistorical approach to theorizing, which can complement the existing critiques remedying the epistemological bias of mainstream theories and conventional management history. Feminist microhistory prompts us to examine particular moments, people, things, or institutions in the past. It is a critical stance toward knowledge production. It aids us in finding and listening to marginal voices of the past, and thus helps in rewriting and re-conceptualizing organizational history o… Show more
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