Doing business in a South African Township: Considering a role for ressentiment as situated narrative and theory of power

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dc.abstract.pl	This paper argues for an interpretive approach to theorizing as more than merely the assertion of truth-claims but in addition, as a social process that narrates the ordering and simplification of reality effects. Mary Douglas’ (1975) notion of the pangolin as a reflexive mediating concept able to “speak” to both macro and micro social theories is recommended. Ressentiment as just such a pangolin-like concept is proposed and its usefulness is explored in an organizational case study, made up of three vignettes, of doing business in a South African township. The role for ressentiment in an interpretive theory of power is considered.
dc.contributor.affiliation	Ashoka
dc.contributor.author	Douglas Racionzer
dc.date.accessioned	2025-07-25T16:45:00Z
dc.date.available	2025-07-25T16:45:00Z
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.date.published	2008
dc.description.issue	2
dc.description.physical	126-138
dc.description.volume	7
dc.identifier.issn	1532-5555
dc.identifier.uri	https://repozytorium.kozminski.edu.pl/handle/item/2966
dc.language	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Tamara: Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry
dc.relation.pages	126-138
dc.rights	CC-BY-4.0
dc.subtype	Original
dc.title	Doing business in a South African Township: Considering a role for ressentiment as situated narrative and theory of power
dc.type	Article
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