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A Curiously British Story: Foucault Goes to Business School

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In this paper, an understanding is sought of how and why Foucault was to become such a major figure within UK organization studies. Setting the argument within a fashion frame, the text addresses the possible reasons behind Foucault's journey into organization studies. The key currents in Foucauldian thought within British business schools are summarized, and an understanding is sought of what it was about the context of the time that made Foucault so attractive to organization studies. Demonstrating the spread of Foucault into this field, the text highlights various means through which Foucault became institutionalized into organization studies. The translation of Foucault that happened when the French philosopher became fashionable in organization studies is discussed, and speculations are made about the retranslation to French organization studies. The paper concludes by speculating about the future of Foucault's thought within organization studies.

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  • Chris Carter, 2008. "A Curiously British Story: Foucault Goes to Business School," International Studies of Management & Organization, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(1), pages 13-29, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:mimoxx:v:38:y:2008:i:1:p:13-29
    DOI: 10.2753/IMO0020-8825380101
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    1. Barbara Czarniawska, 2012. "Operational Risk, Translation, and Globalization," Contemporary Economics, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw., vol. 6(2), June.
    2. Alan McKinlay & Chris Carter & Eric Pezet & Stewart Clegg, 2010. "Using Foucault to make strategy," Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 23(8), pages 1012-1031, October.
    3. McKinlay, Alan & Pezet, Eric, 2010. "Accounting for Foucault," CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ACCOUNTING, Elsevier, vol. 21(6), pages 486-495.
    4. Välikangas, Anita & Seeck, Hannele, 2011. "Exploring the Foucauldian interpretation of power and subject in organizations," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 49807, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    5. Martin Kornberger & Chris Carter, 2010. "Manufacturing competition: how accounting practices shape strategy making in cities," Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 23(3), pages 325-349, March.
    6. Power, Michael, 2013. "Theory and theorization: A comment on Laughlin and Habermas," CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ACCOUNTING, Elsevier, vol. 24(3), pages 225-227.
    7. Beamond, Maria Teresa & Farndale, Elaine & Härtel, Charmine E.J., 2016. "MNE translation of corporate talent management strategies to subsidiaries in emerging economies," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 51(4), pages 499-510.

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