All Outputs (2)

Sensemaking, Sense-censoring and Strategic Inaction: The Discursive Enactment of Power and Politics in a Multinational Corporation (2016)
Journal Article
Whittle, A., Mueller, F., Gilchrist, A., & Lenney, P. (2016). Sensemaking, Sense-censoring and Strategic Inaction: The Discursive Enactment of Power and Politics in a Multinational Corporation. Organization Studies, 37(9), 1323-1351. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840616634127

In this paper we contribute to knowledge of power and politics in international business by developing the understanding of the role of discourse and sensemaking in the subsidiary–headquarters relationship. Based on an ethnographic action research st... Read More about Sensemaking, Sense-censoring and Strategic Inaction: The Discursive Enactment of Power and Politics in a Multinational Corporation.

The ‘Big Four’ in the spotlight: Accountability and professional legitimacy in the UK audit market (2016)
Journal Article
Whittle, A., Mueller, F., & Carter, C. (2016). The ‘Big Four’ in the spotlight: Accountability and professional legitimacy in the UK audit market. Journal of Professions and Organization, 3(2), 119-141. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpo/jow001

This paper seeks to understand how professions are scrutinized, and attempt to justify themselves, in the light of apparent failure. We analyse the interaction between the heads of the Big Four—the four largest accounting firms—and the House of Lords... Read More about The ‘Big Four’ in the spotlight: Accountability and professional legitimacy in the UK audit market.