Burchiellaro, O. 2021. Queering Control and Inclusion in the Contemporary Organization: On ‘LGBT-friendly control’ and the reproduction of (queer) value. Organization Studies. 42 (5), pp. 761-785. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840620944557
| Title | Queering Control and Inclusion in the Contemporary Organization: On ‘LGBT-friendly control’ and the reproduction of (queer) value |
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| Type | Journal article |
| Authors | Burchiellaro, O. |
| Abstract | The paper problematizes the emergence of ‘LGBT-friendly organizations’ by examining the nascent forms of control that accompany efforts at including ‘diverse’ gender/sexual subjects in the workplace. Drawing on qualitative material collected through 25 semi-structured and in-depth ‘ethnographic interviews’ with LGBT employees who work in an ‘LGBT-friendly organization’, presented through three case studies, I argue that control in LGBT-friendly organizations operates through expectations and normativities concerning how gender/sexuality are supposed to be put to work in the (re)production of ‘queer value’. This contributes to our understanding of organizational control by thinking inclusion and control in a way which acknowledges the complicities between cultural norms and economic questions of value. I conclude by reflecting on what this can tell us about new and inclusive forms of organizing and the importance of remaining attuned to how financial imperatives control gender/sexuality by producing ‘diverse subjects’ tailored to its own needs. |
| Keywords | diversity, ethnography, gender, inclusion, organizational control, queer theory, sexuality |
| Journal | Organization Studies |
| Journal citation | 42 (5), pp. 761-785 |
| ISSN | 0170-8406 |
| 1741-3044 | |
| Year | 2021 |
| Publisher | Sage |
| Accepted author manuscript | License CC BY 4.0 File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
| Publisher's version | License CC BY 4.0 File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840620944557 |
| Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840620944557 |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | 30 May 2021 |
| Published online | 07 Jul 2020 |
| Supplemental file | License CC BY 4.0 File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |