Dis/ableism in the Workplace: An Outline for a Critical Institutional Research Program

Description

Institutional theory has long been criticized for black-boxing power phenomena or treating them from a privileged and seemingly neutral standpoint. We respond to calls to scrutinize the underlying power dynamics of institutional processes by drawing on insights from power theories and phenomenologically grounded neo-institutionalism. In so doing, we conceptualize how institutionalized workplace myths positionalize typified actors, i.e., groups of individuals with common ascribed features, along a categorical distinction that depicts them as either able or disabled. We address possible approaches to undermine the categorical nature of power positionalization inherent in institutionalized myths. Our concluding remarks build on a moral compass that motivates our guiding questions which aim at helping researchers identify the flipside of institutional arrangements and the underlying dynamics.

Period	8 Jul 2021 → 10 Jul 2021
Event title	EGOS Conference
Event type	Unknown
Degree of Recognition	International