Critical Essay: Reconsidering critical performativity

• Published in: Human relations (New York) Vol. 69; no. 2; pp. 197 - 213
• Main Authors: Cabantous, Laure, Gond, Jean-Pascal, Harding, Nancy, Learmonth, Mark
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.02.2016; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Alternative approaches; Ambition; Discourse analysis; Human relations; Management theory; Organizational behavior; Organizational behaviour; Performativity; Studies; Theory; Work environment; Callon; engagement; performativity as politics; critical management studies; Butler; materiality; critical performativity

In recent years, we have witnessed the emergence of ‘critical performativity’, a concept designed to debate relationships between theory and practice and encourage practical interventions in organizational life. Notwithstanding its laudable ambition to stimulate discussion about engagement between c...