Cullen, John G.
(2014)
Towards an organisational suicidology.
Culture and Organization, 20 (1).
pp. 40-52.
ISSN 1475-9551
Abstract
Suicide is often presented in contemporary popular discourse as an individualistic
act of self-destruction, but when academic sociology emerged as a discipline in the
nineteenth century, it was initially studied as a cultural phenomenon. Contemporary
studies of suicide in the context of organised work, however, have taken a
psychologistic turn and increasingly disregard the tradition of studying suicide
from cultural perspectives. A culturally informed organisational suicidology has
the potential to provide new understandings of how people relate to
organisations and work in contemporary societies, as well as providing resources
to assist individuals affected by this issue. This article utilises a bibliometric
analysis to inform how the research literature has treated suicide as an
organisational phenomenon. A definition of organisational suicidology is
proposed and future research is suggested with a view to assisting the
development of the field.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
organisational suicidology; suicide; culture; death; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Business |
| Item ID: |
11256 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1080/14759551.2013.852550 |
| Depositing User: |
Dr. John G. Cullen
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| Date Deposited: |
14 Oct 2019 13:56 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Culture and Organization |
| Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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