Explaining Suicide in Organizations: Durkheim Revisited

Clegg, S; Cunha, MPE; Rego, A

Explaining Suicide in Organizations: Durkheim Revisited

Clegg, S

Cunha, MPE Rego, A

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Business and Society Review, 2016, 121 (3), pp. 391 - 414
Issue Date:: 2016-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Clegg, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6083-4283	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cunha, MPE	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Rego, A	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:08:59Z
dc.date.issued	2016-09-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Business and Society Review, 2016, 121 (3), pp. 391 - 414	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0045-3609	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/46801
dc.description.abstract	© 2016 W. Michael Hoffman Center for Business Ethics at Bentley University. Drawing on Durkheim's concept of anomie, we address the under-explored phenomenon of anomic suicide in contemporary organizations and discuss the consequences of solidarity for organizations and society. The relations of social solidarity to issues of identity and insecurity are explored through the cases of France Telecom Orange and Foxconn. Remedial implications for organizing, considered as community building, are discussed. Durkheim wrote not only about anomic but also altruistic suicide. We will also analyze examples of this type of suicide. Some tentative suggestions are made for how to organize to minimize the incidence of suicidal violence in organizations.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Business and Society Review	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/basr.12092	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Business & Management	en_US
dc.title	Explaining Suicide in Organizations: Durkheim Revisited	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.for	1608 Sociology	en_US
utslib.for	1503 Business and Management	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
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© 2016 W. Michael Hoffman Center for Business Ethics at Bentley University. Drawing on Durkheim's concept of anomie, we address the under-explored phenomenon of anomic suicide in contemporary organizations and discuss the consequences of solidarity for organizations and society. The relations of social solidarity to issues of identity and insecurity are explored through the cases of France Telecom Orange and Foxconn. Remedial implications for organizing, considered as community building, are discussed. Durkheim wrote not only about anomic but also altruistic suicide. We will also analyze examples of this type of suicide. Some tentative suggestions are made for how to organize to minimize the incidence of suicidal violence in organizations.

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