O Solo Epistemológico de Michel Foucault: Possibilidades de Pesquisa no Campo da Administração

Abstract

Having the contemporary paradigmatic crisis, we contribute to the current that advocates with the critical possibility to theoretical and empirical critical to the field of Administration, looking at the thought of one of the leading philosophers of knowledge in contemporary society: Michel Foucault. Thus, this article aims to address the concept of epistemological ground of Michel Foucault as a possibility for a new critical perspective is applied to the understanding of phenomena in the field of Administration. Given the understanding of the complex legacy of Foucault, we start contextualizing the theoretical trajectory of the philosopher in his two interconnected intellectual cycles history (archeology and genealogy), supported by the notion of episteme, device and practice. We approach, in this way, some key concepts of his theoretical work, establishing relationships. We conclude the article presenting possibilities for application of the method to the field of Administration, believing that their understanding may promote the production of critical knowledge to the area.

Notions of subject and power in Foucaultian readings and their influence in organization and people management studies

“…In the archeological period, Foucault studied psychiatry, medicine, human science and institutional practice speeches (COSTA, GUERRA and LEÃO, 2013). Foucault (2010b), in The Order of Things, observes how classic course; as grammar, political economy and natural history; developed (SOCIO, 2016), and the reasons why such subjects guarantee that their statements are true while others are false (THIRY-CHERQUES, 2010).…”

“…The perspective provided by the archeology of Foucault recognizes the management process and the organizational theories as power/knowledge regimes (COSTA, GUERRA and LEÃO, 2013). The organizational theories, in that perspective, are able to identify how an organization and its own organizational practices are seen as accurate (ROSA, 2015), besides the way how workers notice themselves and are described by certain discourses, which still define, the conditions and social practice in the work place.…”

Pague e Peque: Uma Arqueologia do Discurso do Adultério Mercadorizado

“…A abordagem considera que os discursos são compostos por elementos discursivos e não discursivos, isto é, tanto por práticas discursivas propriamente textuais, como por objetos, imagens e demais conteúdos não verbais, que não se caracterizem como um texto propriamente dito. Isto significa que o método encontra nos mais variados tipos de textos e artefatos a possibilidade de constituição do seu corpus, chamado de arquivo (Costa, Guerra, & Leão, 2013;Giacomoni & Vargas, 2010;Thiry-Cherques, 2010). Não se trata de buscar uma interpretação aos significados e sentidos existentes no conjunto de representações de uma cultura, mas sim adentrar o interior de um discurso, em busca da identificação de uma rede de relações que estabeleçam regularidades, limites, validades e possibilidades de deslocamento a um saber que condiciona o seu estabelecimento enquanto verdade.…”

Ethnographic Research in Marketing: Past, Present, and Possible Futures.

“…Some of these papers highlight the predominance of positivism, but also the steadily expanding presence of interpretative studies in marketing research. Furthermore, discussions are also found that explore different theoretical proposals and qualitative research methods (Ayrosa, 2013;Borelli, 2012;Cerchiaro, Sauerbronn & Ayrosa, 2004;Costa, Guerra & Leão, 2011;Dalmoro, Peñaloza & Nique, 2014;Desjeux, Suarez & Campos, 2014;Leão et al, 2012;Faria, 2013;Sauerbronn & Ayrosa, 2009Sauerbronn, Cerchiaro & Ayrosa, 2011;Souza & Mello, 2009, Schmitt, Esteves & Rossi, 2013.…”