Tamara: Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry

Ethical discriminations? Representing the Reprehensible

Wray-Bliss, Edward

School of Management, University of Salford, UK

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Abstract

This paper reflects upon the 'goodness' or 'ethics' of Critical Management/Critical Organisation Studies (COS) research practices. I argue that academic representations of others entail an ethical responsibility to the researched, a responsibility that COS is, as yet, insufficiently exploring. Reflecting upon my own research with those who have colluded in discrimination and Stanley and Wise's (1979) research on obscene telephone callers, I explore the nature and limits of responsibility when researching those who have acted reprehensibly. I end by arguing that COS "owe(s) some responsibility to 'the researched' of all kinds, whether we morally approve of them or not" (Stanley and Wise 1993:177).

Metadata

Journal Tamara: Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry 
Volume 2 
Issue 3 
Issue date 2003 
Type Article 
Language en
Pagination 1-16
ISSN 1532-5555