Research Subjects/Research Subjections: Exploring the Ethics and Politics of Critical Research
- 1 May 2003
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Organization
- Vol. 10 (2) , 307-325
Abstract
I use this paper to reflect upon the ethics and politics of Critical Management Studies (CMS) research. I highlight a potential for problematic power relations in CMS and, drawing upon Foucault's (1976) `five methodological precautions' for analysing power, I explore these power relations as an effect of the micro-constitution of `subordinate' and `superior' subject positions within the research process. Through detailed analysis of a research interview transcript I illustrate how the researched's `subordinate' and researcher's `superior' subject positions may be constructed as an outcome of normal and well-intentioned CMS research.Keywords
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