Thinking critically about affect in organization studies: Why it matters

• Published in: Organization (London, England) Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 3 - 17
• Main Authors: Fotaki, Marianna, Kenny, Kate, Vachhani, Sheena J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.01.2017; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Corporate culture; Emotions; Ethics; Organization development; Organization studies; Politics; Studies; Work organization; politics; intersubjectivity; organizations; embodiment; ethics; Affect; workplace

Affect holds the promise of destabilizing and unsettling us, as organizational subjects, into new states of being. It can shed light on many aspects of work and organization, with implications both within and beyond organization studies. Affect theory holds the potential to generate exciting new ins...