Texts and the ontology of organizations and institutions

Smith, Dorothy E.

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“…Texts constitute 'relations of ruling' and sustain structures of social organization. They identify and inscribe in ways which accord with organisational priorities (Smith, 2001). Although perceived as factual and "objectified forms of knowledge" (Smith, 1990, p. 12) the design, content and dissemination of narrative (and financial) accounts are conditioned by institutional requirements for governing and may conceal gendered (and other) subtexts of representation and meaning (Smith, 1990, p. 65).…”

Section: Accounting Histories Of Identitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Accounting histories of women: beyond recovery?

Walker

2008

Accounting, Auditing &Amp; Accountability Journal

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Purpose -An assessment is offered of the contribution made by accounting histories of women produced since 1992 and the current state of knowledge production in this subject area.Design/methodology/approach -the study is based on a review of published sources on accounting history and women's, gender and feminist history.Findings -Whereas feminist historians and historians of gender boast substantial advances in research and transformative impacts on the wider discipline of history, similar momentum is less evident in accounting history. It is argued that over the past 15 years scholarship has remained substantially in the 'recovery' phase, has not 'defamiliarized' the sub-field and is yet to engage with developments in feminist and gender historiography which offer regenerative potential.Research limitations/implications -The paper argues that sex and gender differentiation persist in both the past and the present and their study should feature large on the accounting history research agenda.Originality/value -Core themes in feminist and gender history are explored with a view to identifying research questions for accounting historians. These themes include the oppression and subordination of women, the public-private divide, restoring women to history, devising new periodisations, investigating socio-cultural relations, and the construction of identities.

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Section: Accounting Histories Of Identitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Accounting histories of women: beyond recovery?

Walker

2008

Accounting, Auditing &Amp; Accountability Journal

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“…(Fairclough, 2003). Mais les textes ont aussi un statut ontologique, en ce qu'ils sont constitutifs des organisations dans la mesure où ils permettent la médiation, la régulation et l'autorisation des acteurs, bref la coordination de leurs activités en transcendant leurs limites spatio-temporelles (Smith, 2001;Taylor & Van Every, 2000). …”

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Approches méthodologiques et objets d’induction organisationnels : la pertinence d’une stratégie de recherche multiétagée

2014

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Résumé de l'article Le but de cette contribution est de clarifier la correspondance entre les approches méthodologiques inductives d'une part et les approches théoriques interprétatives d'autre part en procédant à une démarche d'analyse conceptuelle. Étant donné le lien postulé entre théorie et méthode dans l'approche inductive, notre objectif est de discuter de la pertinence des approches méthodologiques dans la compréhension des objets de recherche fondamentaux mis de l'avant par la conception interprétative et tout particulièrement par la théorie de l'équivalence. Nous décrivons les limites de la pertinence de ces approches méthodologiques face à la complexité de ces objets pour, en conclusion, proposer une démarche inductive, la stratégie de recherche multiétagée, que nous estimons adaptée à cette complexité théorique. _________________________________________________________________ RésuméLe but de cette contribution est de clarifier la correspondance entre les approches méthodologiques inductives d'une part et les approches théoriques interprétatives d'autre part en procédant à une démarche d'analyse conceptuelle. Étant donné le lien postulé entre théorie et méthode dans l'approche inductive, notre objectif est de discuter de la pertinence des approches méthodologiques dans la compréhension des objets de recherche fondamentaux mis de l'avant par la conception interprétative et tout particulièrement par la théorie de l'équivalence. Nous décrivons les limites de la pertinence de ces approches méthodologiques face à la complexité de ces objets pour, en conclusion, proposer une démarche inductive, la stratégie de recherche multiétagée, que nous estimons adaptée à cette complexité théorique.

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“…This allows researchers to better understand the processes of social organization. Smith (2001) identifies texts as essential to social relations: ''The capacity of texts to import the same set of words, numbers, or images into local settings separate in time or space is essential to how what we call organizations and institutions exist in the particular way they do'' (p. 165). Although I make the case that literacy in the study setting is relevant for pursuing a text-focused methodology, texts do not need to be read by people to shape their lives.…”

Section: Texts and Their Role In Iementioning

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Institutional Ethnography Research in Global South Settings

Rudrum

2016

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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Within institutional ethnography (IE), texts-reproducible written and graphic materials-are understood to play a central role in coordinating social relationships. This is the case because of their ubiquity and because texts allow proceedings in one place to influence actions in another. This article considers the role of texts in settings that are less text-saturated than the Western societies whose organization Dorothy Smith first sought to understand through IE. Drawing from insights of a study examining the social organization of maternity care in rural northern Uganda, I discuss the differences in the role of texts in Global South research including the role of illiteracy, the need to read for absences or silences, and the prominent role of international texts. Identifying texts and observing their role in sequences of action are nevertheless essential for institutional ethnographers working to understand social organization in the Global South. This article seeks to contribute to IE methodology in Global South research settings.

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Texts and the ontology of organizations and institutions

Cited by 253 publications

References 23 publications

Accounting histories of women: beyond recovery?

Accounting histories of women: beyond recovery?

Approches méthodologiques et objets d’induction organisationnels : la pertinence d’une stratégie de recherche multiétagée

Institutional Ethnography Research in Global South Settings

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