Fotaki, Marianna (2020) Spirituality, symbolism and storytelling in 21st century organizations : understanding and addressing the crisis of imagination. Organization Studies, 41 (1). pp. 7-30. doi:10.1177/0170840619875782 ISSN 0170-8406.

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Abstract

This article introduces the Special Issue concerned with organizational spirituality, symbolism and storytelling. Stressing the growing scholarly interest in these topics, the article makes a two-fold contribution. First, it critically assesses their development over time while identifying the emerging trends and new ways in which spirituality, symbolism and storytelling are taken up in management and organization studies. We make a case for utilizing their promise to transcend the epistemic boundaries and extend the scope of our academic practice beyond self-referential approaches or ‘fashionable’ topics. Second, it links them to what we term the current crises of imagination, calling into question extant institutional and organizational paradigms, as well as the theoretical frames we rely on in our teaching and research. The multiple crises we face – economic, financial, food, water, energy, climate, migration and security – we suggest, are partly due to the fragmentation of meaning that bedevils our scholarship and, implicitly, the failure of our collective imagination. Reaching across foundational disciplines and core methodologies, we bring into the conversation the interlocking fields of spirituality, symbolism and storytelling, highlighting their potential for addressing the cardinal challenges we face as citizens of this world as much as organizational scholars.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BH Aesthetics B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Spirituality, Management -- Religious aspects, Symbolism in organizations, Imagination (Philosophy), Business ethics, Organizational behavior—Religious aspects
Journal or Publication Title:	Organization Studies
Publisher:	Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN:	0170-8406
Official Date:	1 January 2020
Dates:	Date Event 1 January 2020 Published 14 November 2019 Available 19 September 2019 Accepted
Volume:	41
Number:	1
Page Range:	pp. 7-30
DOI:	10.1177/0170840619875782
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights):	Posted ahead of print. Fotaki, Marianna (2019) Spirituality, symbolism and storytelling in 21st century organizations : understanding and addressing the crisis of imagination. Organization Studies . (In Press) Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. https://journals.sagepub.com/home/oss https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840619875782
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit:	20 September 2019
Date of first compliant Open Access:	23 September 2019
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