PDW 04 – Analyzing and Theorizing Raw Qualitative Data as a Collective
Call for Applications
Purpose
This PDW is held as part of the EGOS Standing Working Group (SWG) 06 on “Communication,
Performativity, and Organization”. Of course, participation is also open to scholars not (yet) involved with this SWG;
we envision the proposed event as a welcoming and stimulating space for all interested EGOSians. Specifically, this PDW focuses
on analyzing and theorizing raw qualitative data from a variety of interpretive perspectives that encompass, but are not limited
to, communication- constitutes-organization (CCO) (e.g., Ashcraft et al., 2009; Cooren et al., 2011; Schoeneborn et al., 2019),
performative theory (e.g., Cabantous et al., 2018; Gond et al., 2016), and affect theory (e.g., Gherardi, 2017; Reckwitz,
2017). The workshop offers a space for interested scholars to share and discuss their raw empirical material as a collective.
Much of what we do, as interpretive researchers when making sense of our data, continues to remain in a figurative
black box, especially those first moments of exploring the material for intriguing hooks, surprising puzzles, potential theoretical
connections, and so on. Common questions abound, particularly so for early career researchers, such as: Is what I am seeing
in the data interesting and relevant? Do others share my observations and interpretations? What other angles could be useful
for my work, and which theoretical notions could I maybe contribute to?
In our experience, such and similar
questions are best answered when coming together as a collective. That is precisely why, with this PDW, we seek to create
a space where scholars can jointly discuss data and generate ideas. We have in mind an event that facilitates knowledge exchange
and learning and that fosters new connections and collaborations; a hands-on workshop where a select number of presenters
share their data to analyze it with the other participants in the room. In doing so, participants will be able to discuss
raw data around the same time as discussing more ‘polished’ data at the main Colloquium. This will provide currently-lacking
insight into the data journey many of us individually encounter, but too infrequently explore together as a collective. We
successfully convened a PDW following the same format at EGOS in 2023, but please see the next section for more details on
the PDW and the back of our idea.
The background: ‘The Communicative Constitution of Organization
(CCO) Data Collective’
Since 2020, The CCO Data Collective has provided a space for CCO, performativity, and (more recently)
discursive scholars to come together virtually to share, analyze, and theorize data. The Collective currently stands at over
65 members from North America, Europe, and Asia across a spectrum of career stages, from doctoral to full professorial. So
far, twelve online events have been successfully run with data from diverse research projects as well as two in-person workshops.
A website and a mailing list keep members informed about forthcoming events and provide brief synopses of those already run,
please visit: https://www.ccodatacollective.com/
Format
This PDW 04 consists of three main parts:
Part 1: Welcome and introductions
Part 2: Presentation and collective discussion of raw qualitative data (the convenors will make a selection beforehand regarding which empirical material will be shared and discussed)
Part 3: Collective reflection
Application
We
invite applications from scholars with an interest in how to analyze raw data from a variety of interpretive perspectives
that encompass, but are not limited to, communication-constitutes- organization (CCO), performative theory, and affect theory.
There are two ways of participating: (A) with sharing own data or (B) without sharing own data (discussing others’
data).
(A) If you would like to participate and share your own data, please submit – via
the EGOS website – by April 30, 2024 a single document (.docx or .pdf file) that includes the following information:
- Your name, affiliation, contact details, and career stage;
- A short introduction to your empirical data (including what intrigues or puzzles you about the data)
- An extract/description of or a link to your raw data (if the data is not anonymized or publicly available, please make sure to acquire the needed consent)
We
welcome various data types, including (but not limited to) the following:
Textual (e.g., archives, emails, reports, blogs, social media, etc.)
Audio (e.g., audio recordings + transcriptions of interviews, conversations, etc.)
Visual (e.g., video recordings + transcriptions of meetings, interventions, as well as Youtube videos, images, drawings, etc.)
Please
make sure that transcripts are translated to English.
(B) If you would like to participate without
sharing your own data, please submit – via the EGOS website – by April 30, 2024 a single document (.docx or
.pdf file) that includes the following information:
Your name, affiliation, contact details, and career stage;
A short text about your interest in attending the workshop and what sort of data you typically or presently work with, including the perspective(s) you apply.
References
- Ashcraft, K.L., Kuhn, T.R., & Cooren , F. (2009): “Constitutional amendments: ‘Materializing’ organizational communication.” The Academy of Management Annals, 3, 1–64.
- Cabantous, L., Gond, J.-P. ,& Wright, A. (2018): “The performativity of strategy: Taking stock and moving ahead.” Long Range Planning, 51, 407–416.
- Cooren, F., Kuhn, T., Cornelissen, J.P., & Clark, T. (2011): “Communication, organizing and organization: An overview and introduction to the Special Issue.” Organization Studies, 32, 1149–1170.
- Gherardi, S. (2017): “One turn … and now another one: Do the turn to practice and the turn to affect have something in common?” Management Learning, 48, 345–358.
- Gond, J.-P., Cabantous, L., Harding, N., & Learmonth, M. (2016): “What do we mean by performativity in organizational and management theory? The uses and abuses of performativity.” International Journal of Management Reviews, 18, 440–463.
- Reckwitz, A. (2017): “Practices and their affects.” In: Hui, S., Shove, E., & Schatzki, T. (eds): The Nexus of Practices: Connections, Constellations, and Practitioners. New York, NY: Routledge, 114–125.
- Schoeneborn, D., Kuhn, T.R., & Kärreman, D. (2019): “The communicative constitution of organization, organizing, and organizationality.” Organization Studies, 40, 475–496.