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Research interests
My research interests centre on issues of identity, sensemaking, narrative and change. There are four broad strands to my work: (1) theoretical pieces (e.g., Brown 1997; Brown 2006; Brown & Starkey, 2000; Brown & Thompson, 2013); (2) theoretically-driven case studies (e.g., Brown & Coupland, 2015; Boussebaa & Brown, 2017; Huber & Brown, 2017); (3) analyses of texts (e.g., Brown, 2017; Brown, Ainsworth & Grant, 2012) and (4) reviews (Brown, 2015, 2017). My research is an exploration of aspects of the linguistic turn in Organization Studies, and draws on a broad range of disciplines from literary theory to anthropology and discursive psychology in an effort to theorize processes of organizing, identities and change.
Willing to supervise doctoral students
I have supervised a broad range of PhD students, some of whom have gone on to become highly successful scholars and others who have pursued careers in other industry sectors. I am particularly interested in supervising doctoral research in the following areas:
- Identities in and around organizations
- Organizational identities and processes of identification
- Stories, narratives and storytelling in, of and about organizations
- Sensemaking, power and processes of organizing
- Processes of group and organizational change
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Global Research Scholarship Scheme - Iva Kostova
Brown, A. (PI)
1/08/14 → 31/01/15
Project: Research-related funding
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High Reliability Organisations
Colville, I. (PI) & Brown, A. (CoI)
1/11/13 → 30/04/15
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
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Citius, Altius, Fortius: Managers’ Quest for Heroic Leader Identities
Bardon, T., Brown, A. D. & Puyou, F.-R., 30 Sept 2023, In: Organization. 30, 5, p. 942-960Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Editorial: Crafting Review and Essay Articles for Human Relations
Ogbonnaya, C. & Brown, A. D., 31 Mar 2023, In: Human Relations. 76, 3, p. 365-394 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Online identities In and around organizations: a critical exploration and way forward
Barros, M., Alcadipani, R., Coupland, C. & Brown, A. D., 31 Jan 2023, In: Organization. 30, 1, p. 3-20 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prologue: Studying identities and identity work
Brown, A. D., 18 Jul 2023, Handbook of Research Methods for Studying Identity In and Around Organizations: Usual Suspects and Beyond. Winkler, I., Reissner, S. & Cascon-Pereira, R. (eds.). Cheltenham, U. K.: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, p. xiv-xvResearch output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter or section
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Questing for meaningfulness through narrative identity work: The helpers, the heroes, and the hurt
Weller, S.-L., Brown, A. D. & Clarke, C. A., 30 Apr 2023, In: Human Relations. 76, 4, p. 551-576 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (SciVal)