Historical narrative, decoloniality, and polyphony in Management and Organization Studies: a theoretic-methodological approach

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Ítalo
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Santos, Elisabeth
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng; por
• Título da fonte: BBR. Brazilian Business Review (English edition. Online)
• Texto Completo: http://www.bbronline.com.br/index.php/bbr/article/view/677
• topic: Epistemology; Historiography; Organizations; Decolonial option; Polyphonic studies; Epistemologia; Historiografia; Organizações; Opção decolonial; Estudos Polifônicos

This article aims to propose a polyphonic decolonial historical approach to Management and Organization Studies (MOS), relating the theoretical methodological aspects of the historical perspective with the decolonial option. We suggest a conceptual dialogue between the historiographical approach and MOS. We aimed to reflect on the possibilities for improving the organization theory, emphasizing the methodological concern with polyphony in historical studies. As a result, epistemological limitations in the use of history are presented when associated with MOS that is necessary to be overcome. We assume a position of understanding the history composed of narratives as fragmented representations of the past. Also, we articulate the ethical-political option of decoloniality for the co-construction of historical narratives about translocal practical-knowledge in management - towards pluriversal transmodernity. The article contributes to epistemic and methodological (re)orientations engaged in the context of (1) local/regional research-teaching (2) through the theory and practice of management in (3) rescuing the sociocultural identity.