Culture and Organization is the SCOS in-house journal. It is published six times a year by Taylor and Francis. The journal reflects the SCOS outlook and philosophy, and the editors are members of the SCOS board.
The journal started out as Studies in Cultures, Organizations, and Society in 1995, and changed to its current name in 2002. Amongst open and special issues, there is also a special issue each year devoted to the theme of a previous SCOS conference.
More information can be found at the Culture and Organization homepage.
Recent Articles
Seeking immortality: an empirical exploration of the significance of work for the non-religious
This paper draws on in-depth interviews to explore whether work is metaphysically meaningful to ‘Nones’: those who do not have faith in religious traditions or spiritual movements. In particular, it asks how this meaning is a reflection of their beliefs, and why work is metaphysically meaningful if they deny religious and/or …
Power, institutional protectionism and the disinclination of minoritised employees to raise complaints in UK universities
In UK universities, racism and microaggressions experienced by minoritised employees and their inclinations to raise informal and/or formal complaints, warrants further scrutiny due to the persistence of racism within society and Higher Education settings. Drawing from Critical Race Theory and adopting an Interpretative …
Out of breath! All the ‘time’: a cri(p)oetic exploration of ‘undefined’ dis/ability in the ableist world/academia
This paper confronts a dual failure in management and organization studies, which includes the inability of typical academic prose to articulate ‘undefined’ experiences of disability and the systemic silencing of racial-colonial debilitation. Through autobiographical cri(p)oetry, I explore the uneasiness of my partial …
A culture of reconciliation: talking about wages in a Czech factory context
The aim of this study is to examine the processes of sense-making around wages among working-class employees in a factory setting. Based on long-term participant observation and semi-structured interviews, the study finds a ‘culture of reconciliation’ characterized by wage inequalities, which are considered functional …
Leadership development with reality TV: identity work with the Kardashians
As a form of popular culture, film provides alternative female role models often missing from leadership development programs, while generating affect and offering aesthetic experiences, making it a valuable resource for identity work. This study draws on the global phenomenon of the Kardashian – Jenner family …
Alienation, identity, and resistance in Caio Fernando Abreu’s Morangos Mofados: insights for contemporary …
This article examines the socio-political dynamics of 1980s Brazil through Morangos Mofados (1982) by Caio Fernando Abreu. Composed of short stories, the collection portrays alienation, emotional fragmentation, and existential uncertainty within a society shaped by political transition, neoliberal reforms, and the …
Imperfect reflections: using the carnival to identify transformative employee voice practices
While the mainstream HRM and OB literature argues that more active employee voice can democratise organisations, critical commentators contend that democratising effects are not possible without a wide-scale transformation of capitalist relations. In this paper, we offer an analytical framework that can ...
Writing against the grain: towards rehearsing refusal-in/as-action
Thinking. Writing. Pausing. Remembering. Refusing. Silence. Triggering. Breathing.
Try again. (Re)think. (Re)turn. Insist.
To write. To testify. To refuse.
Here, I write. ...
Beyond stereotypes: an autoethnographic journey of an Emirati woman through educational stigma
As the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has undergone rapid socio-economic development post-oil boom, it has cultivated a globalized educational landscape where Emirati culture intersects with international influences. Despite the privileges often associated with Emirati nationals, this autoethnography …