Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to point out a worrisome phenomenon and suggest some ways of dealing with it. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is a historical analysis of references in organization studies. Findings: The finding of this paper concludes that the proportion of women...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review emerging approaches to field studies of organizing that aim to avoid the problems of traditional methods and techniques. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based in pragmatist philosophy and constructionist perspective. Within this...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the value of shadowing as a field technique. Design/methodology/approach – This piece takes the form of a viewpoint. Findings – Barbara Czarniawska describes the methodological journey that led her to the adoption of shadowing approaches in...