Browsing School of Political Science & Sociology (Scholarly Articles) by Author "Kenny, Kate"
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Aesthetics and emotion in an organisational ethnography
Kenny, Kate (Inderscience, 2008-11)In this paper, I argue that an aesthetic approach can help us to better understand workplace ethnography. Ethnography is sensory by nature; it can incorporate a feeling of rightness and beauty in the experience of 'being-with' ... -
Arrive bearing gifts: Postcolonial Insights for development management
Kenny, Kate (Zed Books, 2008)Organizations working in the development sector play an important role in contemporary processes of globalization. The term globalization has many interpretations, but it tends to refer to a certain set of observed societal ... -
Beyond ourselves: Passion and the dark side of identification in an ethical organization
Kenny, Kate (2010-03-19)How are organizational discourses enacted by people at work? In this article, instead of treating subjects as somewhat distinct from such discourses, I argue that the two are inescapably intertwined. The concept of 'ek-stasis' ... -
Dangerously Empty? Hegemony and the construction of the Irish Entrepreneur
Kenny, Kate; Scriver, Stacey (SAGE Journals Online, 2012-03)In this paper we build on Jones and Spicer's (2009) conceptualisation of the entrepreneur as an empty signifier. We explore the function of the signifier 'entrepreneurship' within a social context marked by crisis: Ireland ... -
Frames of war: when is life grievable? (invited review essay)
Kenny, Kate (Taylor & Francis, 2010)Sometimes when faced with photographs and videos of terrible war scenes, we are left feeling nothing. Though increasingly exposed to images of the horrors of conflict, we often remain immune, unable to really engage with ... -
Heeding the stains: Lacan and organizational change
Kenny, Kate (Emerald, 2009-03)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to add to current discussions on the use of Lacanian psychoanalysis in organizational change. Specifically, It argues that critiques of Lacan's work must be acknowledged and incorporated ... -
Mental health as a weapon: Whistleblower retaliation and normative violence
Kenny, Kate; Fotaki, Marianna; Scriver, Stacey (Springer Verlag, 2018-04-17)What form does power take in situations of retaliation against whistleblowers? In this article, we move away from dominant perspectives that see power as a resource. In place, we propose a theory of normative power and ... -
The performative surprise: parody, documentary and critique
Kenny, Kate (Taylor & Francis, 2009)Can parody help us to "re-imagine" the organizations and institutions we live with (Du Gay 2007, 13)? Or, like many forms of critique, does parody risk being incorporated: becoming part of the power it aims to make fun of? ... -
Some Good Clean Fun : Humour, Control and Subversion in an Advertising Agency
Kenny, Kate; Euchler, Gordon (2012-05)This article explores the relation between humour and control, drawing on participant observation in an organization in which humour was central to daily life. Keys is a leading advertising agency whose staff spent an ... -
Someone big and important : Recognition and affect in an international development workplace.
Kenny, Kate (2012)Psychoanalysis has been widely used to develop our understanding of power in organizations. In this paper, I draw on a case study of a non-profit organization in the field of international development, in order to explore ...