Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

Autoethnography

Learmonth, M; Humphreys, M

Autoethnography Thumbnail


Authors

M Learmonth

M Humphreys



Contributors

M. Kostera
Editor

N. Harding
Editor

Abstract

In this chapter we explore the use of autoethnography as a research strategy in social sciences, and in organisation studies more specifically. Using examples from a range of scholars, including ourselves, we highlight the ideas and methodological debates surrounding autoethnographic research and its evolution from anthropological studies. In discussing the range of work that has attracted the label of ‘autoethnography’ we hope to illustrate the potential value of the approach to organizational researchers. By making this chapter autoethnographic in itself we have tried to share our own personal experiences of writing evocative and analytic research narratives for publication. Using what we have called ‘autoethnographic vignettes’ we also aim to encourage researchers, especially practitioners, to explore, evoke and analyse their own involvement in organizational life. Finally we provide some ideas and practical advice for scholars who wish to have their autoethnographic work published in mainstream journals.

Citation

Learmonth, M., & Humphreys, M. (2021). Autoethnography. In M. Kostera, & N. Harding (Eds.), Organizational Ethnography (59-73). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786438102.00009

Online Publication Date Jan 14, 2021
Publication Date 2021
Deposit Date May 28, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing
Pages 59-73
Book Title Organizational Ethnography
ISBN 9781786438096
DOI https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786438102.00009
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1628433

Files

Accepted Book Chapter (806 Kb)
PDF

Copyright Statement
This is a draft chapter. The final version is available in Organizational Ethnography edited by Monika Kostera and Nancy Harding, published in 2021, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786438102.00009. The material cannot be used for any other purpose without further permission of the publisher, and is for private use only.




You might also like



Downloadable Citations