Girei, E. (2017) Decolonising management knowledge: A reflexive journey as practitioner and researcher in Uganda. Management Learning, 48 (4). pp. 453-470. ISSN 1350-5076
Abstract
In the past decade, much research has critically addressed the Westocentric character of management knowledge, highlighting its role in the reproduction of global and historical inequalities and power asymmetries between the west (especially Anglo-American contexts) and the rest of the world. Many of these revealing critiques have predominantly taken a theoretical orientation. This article addresses this gap, focusing on the search for methodologies and research practices sensitive to these critiques and committed to supporting efforts to decolonise management knowledge. More precisely, on the basis of my empirical work in Uganda as an organisation development advisor and researcher, this research illustrates and reflects on the challenges I faced in the field and how I addressed them in my effort to decolonise my methodological approach. In this sense, this article provides an empirically-grounded example of how it is possible to take into account sensitivities coming from postcolonialism, critical management and critical development studies, intellectual streams usually known for their alleged distance from research practice and practical action.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © SAGE Publications, 2017. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Management Learning. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Africa; critical action research; critical management; non-profit organisation; post-colonialism/ decolonisation; reflexivity |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 23 May 2017 08:40 |
Last Modified: | 13 Jul 2023 15:31 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/1350507617697867 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:114442 |