Session Information
32 SES 03 A, New Methods to Study and to Develop Organizations and Organizational Learning
Paper Session
Contribution
We are well aware of the fact that the performance of an organization is closely related to the atmosphere of the organization through daily reports of media. Through the daily media, we can learn that the atmosphere is a very important mechanism that can drive the organizational capacity at its peak(Julmi, 2017a). However, it is true that the past research on the atmosphere of organizations has been conducted with the topics of the organizational climate(Julmi, 2017b). However, it is not enough to understand the atmosphere with the concept of climate. This is because the atmosphere requires a philosophical and humanistic approach such as space, aesthetics, and energy. Indeed, beginning with the concept of Heidegger's ‘Stimmung’, through Bollnow, to Böhme, the contemporary discourse on the atmosphere of organizations has undergone many changes and developments(Ingold, 2012). The purpose of this study is to clarify in detail how research methodological approach is possible to study the atmosphere of an organization in terms of qualitative difference.
Method
The methodology used in this study is not like the most past studies on the topic of atmosphere in the organization, which employed quantitative and statistical methods. Rather, in this study, we adopt research methodologies of literature analysis, discourse analysis, and content analysis to analyze the texts of philosophers and humanities scholars who have created the atmosphere discourse since the 20th century. Texts to be analyzed include the works of Heidegger, Bollnow, Van Manen, and Böhme. Through this text analysis, the concepts and properties of the atmosphere will be understood and the aspects of the atmosphere will be identified.
Expected Outcomes
The first stage of the methodology for this type of studies on the atmosphere of an organization is the phenomenological approach and the process of revealing the psychological feelings and aspects of individuals in the organization. That is, to achieve the first stage, it is concluded that phenomenological psychological research is useful. Phenomenological psychology studies are based on Husserl's early phenomenology and describe the very nature of the phenomenon. This process, of course, should be closely linked to the process of observation. The second stage of the methodology is to approach narratively, which can reveal the experience of individuals' current and accumulated atmosphere through narrative interviews. Since the atmosphere can not exclude subjective aspects, the organizational atmosphere that individuals perceive can vary depending on the hierarchy of the organization, from interns to decision-makers. The third stage of the methodology is to notice that there are some key person(s) who can emanate from the atmosphere within the organization, and this stage seems to be very effective to analyze discourses. Thus, certain individuals who create atmosphere can produce specific stories and understand what freedom and oppression individuals experience through these discourses. To do this, interaction analysis and conversation analysis methodology may be performed to analyze the organization's conversations at various levels. In order to study the organizational atmosphere, it is necessary to appreciate various types of qualitative research methodology. A different methodology such as the phenomenological approach, hermeneutic approach, and discourse analytic approach should be appropriately utilized.
References
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