Agency Without Agents: Affective Forces, Communicative Events, and Organizational Becomings [r-libre/3348]

Bencherki, Nicolas; Brummans, Boris H. J. M., & Vézy, Camille (2024). Agency Without Agents: Affective Forces, Communicative Events, and Organizational Becomings. Organization Studies, 45 (9), 1349-1372. https://doi.org/10.1177/01708406241266310

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Item Type:	Journal Articles
Refereed:	Yes
Status:	Published
Abstract:	How does agency emerge eventfully in processes of organizational becoming? This article aims to address this question by developing a process theory of agency based on Gilbert Simondon’s philosophical writings on individuation as a communicative phenomenon and Brian Massumi’s writings on affect. This theory views agency as an affective force, expressed as a communicative event, that governs the transition from one process of individuation to another, producing an enhanced ability to act and potentially leading to a collective process of transindividuation that is essential to organizational becoming. In turn, this article not only offers novel theoretical as well as methodological insights for organizational research, but also highlights researchers’ ethical responsibilities toward those whose individuation is precarious and who may not be able to partake in certain processes of organizational becoming.
Official URL:	https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/017084062...
Depositor:	Bencherki, Nicolas
Owner / Manager:	Nicolas Bencherki
Deposited:	06 Aug 2024 15:51
Last Modified:	02 Sep 2024 19:55

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