Towards a progressive understanding of performativity in critical management studies

Human Relations

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 107-130

  Wickert, Christopher ^a   Schaefer, Stephan M ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

anti performativity; critical management studies; language; micro engagement; progressive performativity; reflexive conscientization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919616946     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726713519279     Document Type: Article

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