Indigenous knowledges, priorities and processes in qualitative organization and management research: State of the field

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this short paper is to comment on the powerful contribution researchers have made to the emerging field of Indigenous O&M scholarship. Design/methodology/approach: The paper reviews the work in the field of Indigenous O&M. Findings: Indigenous O&M research, first, has been driven by the effects of colonization and the attempts to reclaim traditional ways of researching, organizing and managing, second; has sought asylum in established critical and alternative fields of scholarship to create research legitimacy in the mainstream, and; third, produced novel methodological processes. Originality/value: Several observations of the field will be made and some considerations are put forward to promote research within the tight – almost impenetrable – boundaries of the academy and its institutions.