Research outputs
2026
Alignment and Articulation Work in Computer Mediated Organization
Knox, H., O’Doherty, D., Vurdubakis, T., & Westrup, C. (2026). Alignment and Articulation Work in Computer Mediated Organization. Journal of Organizational Sociology. doi:10.1515/joso-2025-0040
2025
Dualisms
OʼDoherty, D. (2025). Dualisms. In Elgar Encyclopedia of Critical Management Studies (pp. 164-169). Edward Elgar Publishing. doi:10.4337/9781800377721.00043
Organization in Colour
O'Doherty, D. (2025). Organization in Colour. ORGANIZATION STUDIES. doi:10.1177/01708406251358337
2024
Labours of division: Legitimacy, membership and the performance of business knowledge
Knox, H., O'Doherty, D., Vurdubakis, T., & Westrup, C. (2024). Labours of division: Legitimacy, membership and the performance of business knowledge. MANAGEMENT LEARNING, 55(5), 790-810. doi:10.1177/13505076231194831
Politics in Organization Studies: Multi-disciplinary traditions and interstitial positions
O'Doherty, D., & De Cock, C. (2024). Politics in Organization Studies: Multi-disciplinary traditions and interstitial positions. ORGANIZATION STUDIES, 45(5), 745-766. doi:10.1177/01708406241238378
2023
And a note on 'some notes for anniversarifiers'
O'Doherty, D. (2023). And a note on 'some notes for anniversarifiers'. ORGANIZATION, 30(6), 1281-1286. doi:10.1177/13505084231190280
The Animal Spirits of Innovation: On Companion Species, Creativity, and Olly the Airport Cat
O’Doherty, D. (2023). The Animal Spirits of Innovation: On Companion Species, Creativity, and Olly the Airport Cat. In Palgrave Debates in Business and Management (pp. 357-387). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-16666-2_18
2022
These Boots Were Made for Talking
O’Doherty, D. (2022). These Boots Were Made for Talking. In Speaking for the Social (pp. 219-254). punctum books. doi:10.53288/0378.1.10
2021
Nothing Succeeds Like Failure: The Sad History of American Business Schools
O'Doherty, D. (2021). Nothing Succeeds Like Failure: The Sad History of American Business Schools. ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT LEARNING & EDUCATION, 20(3), 491-495. doi:10.5465/amle.2021.0084
2020
The Leviathan of Rationality: Using Film to Develop Creativity and Imagination in Management Learning and Education
O’Doherty, D. (2020). The Leviathan of Rationality: Using Film to Develop Creativity and Imagination in Management Learning and Education. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 19(3), 366-384. doi:10.5465/amle.2019.0197
As if One Could Provide an Introduction to Organization 2666
O’Doherty, D., Just, S. N., Huber, C., & De Cock, C. (2020). As if One Could Provide an Introduction to Organization 2666. In Organization 2666 (pp. 1-17). Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden. doi:10.1007/978-3-658-29650-6_1
Organization 2666
De Cock, C., O’Doherty, D., Huber, C., & Just, S. N. (Eds.) (2020). Organization 2666. Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden. doi:10.1007/978-3-658-29650-6
2019
The developments in ethnographic studies of organising: Towards objects of ignorance and objects of concern
O’Doherty, D., & Neyland, D. (2019). The developments in ethnographic studies of organising: Towards objects of ignorance and objects of concern. Organization, 26(4), 449-469. doi:10.1177/1350508419836965
Actor-network theory
O’Doherty, D. (2019). Actor-network theory. In Management, Organizations and Contemporary Social Theory (pp. 39-59). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780429279591-3
2018
For Formal Organization: The Past in the Present and Future of Organization Theory
O'Doherty, D. (2018). For Formal Organization: The Past in the Present and Future of Organization Theory. JOURNAL OF CULTURAL ECONOMY, 11(6), 598-601. doi:10.1080/17530350.2018.1461122
2017
The break-up of management: critique inside-out
O’Doherty, D., & Ratner, H. (2017). The break-up of management: critique inside-out. Journal of Cultural Economy, 10(3), 231-236. doi:10.1080/17530350.2017.1312488
An Introduction to Loungification
O’Doherty, D. (2017). An Introduction to Loungification. In Reconstructing Organization (pp. 1-27). Palgrave Macmillan UK. doi:10.1057/978-1-137-48922-7_1
Animals and Organization: Feline Politics and the Nine Lives of ‘Olly the Cat’
O’Doherty, D. P. (2017). Animals and Organization: Feline Politics and the Nine Lives of ‘Olly the Cat’. In Reconstructing Organization (pp. 215-243). Palgrave Macmillan UK. doi:10.1057/978-1-137-48922-7_7
Becoming Lounge: Angularity and Disjunctive Synthesis
O’Doherty, D. P. (2017). Becoming Lounge: Angularity and Disjunctive Synthesis. In Reconstructing Organization (pp. 105-140). Palgrave Macmillan UK. doi:10.1057/978-1-137-48922-7_4
Conclusion: Reconstructing Organization
O’Doherty, D. P. (2017). Conclusion: Reconstructing Organization. In Reconstructing Organization (pp. 245-268). Palgrave Macmillan UK. doi:10.1057/978-1-137-48922-7_8
Extending Politics in Organization Studies: The Bob Cut and ‘Crinicultural’ Politics
O’Doherty, D. P. (2017). Extending Politics in Organization Studies: The Bob Cut and ‘Crinicultural’ Politics. In Reconstructing Organization (pp. 185-213). Palgrave Macmillan UK. doi:10.1057/978-1-137-48922-7_6
Ruin and Organization Studies
De Cock, C., & O’Doherty, D. (2017). Ruin and Organization Studies. Organization Studies, 38(1), 129-150. doi:10.1177/0170840616640311
The Management of Escape: Scattered Attention and Disorderly Convulsion
O’Doherty, D. P. (2017). The Management of Escape: Scattered Attention and Disorderly Convulsion. In Reconstructing Organization (pp. 63-103). Palgrave Macmillan UK. doi:10.1057/978-1-137-48922-7_3
‘MAG Men’: Access to the Corridors of Corporate Power
O’Doherty, D. P. (2017). ‘MAG Men’: Access to the Corridors of Corporate Power. In Reconstructing Organization (pp. 29-61). Palgrave Macmillan UK. doi:10.1057/978-1-137-48922-7_2
‘The Lounger’: Re-assembling the Airport Customer
O’Doherty, D. P. (2017). ‘The Lounger’: Re-assembling the Airport Customer. In Reconstructing Organization (pp. 141-183). Palgrave Macmillan UK. doi:10.1057/978-1-137-48922-7_5
2016
Manners, taste and etiquette: New practices of ‘politesse’ in business and management
O’Doherty, D. (2016). Manners, taste and etiquette: New practices of ‘politesse’ in business and management. In Routledge Companion to Reinventing Management Education (pp. 523-537). doi:10.4324/9781315852430-50
Feline politics in organization: The nine lives of Olly the cat
O’Doherty, D. P. (2016). Feline politics in organization: The nine lives of Olly the cat. Organization, 23(3), 407-433. doi:10.1177/1350508416629450
An(O)ther Organization
O’Doherty, D. P. (2016). An(O)ther Organization. In Demo(s) (pp. 215-237). BRILL. doi:10.1163/9789462096448_014
Book Review: The Triumph of Emptiness: Consumption, Higher Education, and Work Organization
O’Doherty, D. (2016). Book Review: The Triumph of Emptiness: Consumption, Higher Education, and Work Organization. Organization Studies, 37(1), 115-117. doi:10.1177/0170840615601573
Reconstructing Organization
O'Doherty, D. P. (2017). Reconstructing Organization. Palgrave Macmillan UK. doi:10.1057/978-1-137-48922-7
2015
Something happened: Spectres of organization/disorganization at the airport
Knox, H., O’Doherty, D. P., Vurdubakis, T., & Westrup, C. (2015). Something happened: Spectres of organization/disorganization at the airport. Human Relations, 68(6), 1001-1020. doi:10.1177/0018726714550257
Missing Connexions: The politics of airport expansion in the United Kingdom
O’Doherty, D. (2015). Missing Connexions: The politics of airport expansion in the United Kingdom. Organization, 22(3), 418-431. doi:10.1177/1350508414549759
2013
New Sites/Sights: Exploring the White Spaces of Organization
O’Doherty, D., De Cock, C., Rehn, A., & Lee Ashcraft, K. (2013). New Sites/Sights: Exploring the White Spaces of Organization. Organization Studies, 34(10), 1427-1444. doi:10.1177/0170840613499654
Off-Road and Spaced-Out in the City
O’Doherty, D. P. (2013). Off-Road and Spaced-Out in the City. Space and Culture, 16(2), 211-228. doi:10.1177/1206331213475774
Specters, ruins and chimeras:<i>Management & Organizational History</i>'s encounter with Benjamin
De Cock, C., O'Doherty, D., & Rehn, A. (2013). Specters, ruins and chimeras:<i>Management & Organizational History</i>'s encounter with Benjamin. Management & Organizational History, 8(1), 1-9. doi:10.1080/17449359.2013.749672
Writing professional identities: (In)between structure and agency
O’Doherty, D. (2013). Writing professional identities: (In)between structure and agency. In Managing Professional Identities Knowledge Performativities and the New Professional (pp. 217-234). doi:10.4324/9780203467091-19
2012
Enacting the Global in the Age of Enterprise Resource Planning
Knox, H., O'Doherty, D., Vurdubakis, T., & Westrup, C. (2012). Enacting the Global in the Age of Enterprise Resource Planning. Anthropology in Action, 19(1). doi:10.3167/aia.2012.190105
2011
Special Issue on New Sites/Sights: Exploring the White Spaces of Organization
O'Doherty, D., De Cock, C., Rehn, A., & Lee Ashcraft, K. (2011). Special Issue on New Sites/Sights: Exploring the White Spaces of Organization. Organization Studies, 32(7), 990-992. doi:10.1177/0170840611415211
Special Issue on New Sites/Sights: Exploring the White Spaces of Organization
O'Doherty, D., De Cock, C., Rehn, A., & Lee Ashcraft, K. (2011). Special Issue on New Sites/Sights: Exploring the White Spaces of Organization. Organization Studies, 32(5), 712-714. doi:10.1177/0170840611410801
Special Issue on New Sites/Sights: Exploring the White Spaces of Organization
O'Doherty, D., De Cock, C., Rehn, A., & Lee Ashcraft, K. (2011). Special Issue on New Sites/Sights: Exploring the White Spaces of Organization. Organization Studies, 32(4), 581-583. doi:10.1177/0170840611407015
Special Issue on New Sites/Sights: Exploring the White Spaces of Organization
O'Doherty, D., De Cock, C., Rehn, A., & Lee Ashcraft, K. (2011). Special Issue on New Sites/Sights: Exploring the White Spaces of Organization. Organization Studies, 32(3), 455-457. doi:10.1177/0170840611401525
Special Issue on New Sites/Sights: Exploring the White Spaces of Organization
O'Doherty, D., De Cock, C., Rehn, A., & Lee Ashcraft, K. (2011). Special Issue on New Sites/Sights: Exploring the White Spaces of Organization. Organization Studies, 32(1), 147-149. doi:10.1177/0170840611399026
2010
Organization Studies
O'Doherty, D., De Cock, C., Rehn, A., & Lee Ashcraft, K. (2010). Organization Studies. Organization Studies, 31(12), 1769-1771. doi:10.1177/0170840610394097
Organization Studies
O'Doherty, D., De Cock, C., Rehn, A., & Lee Ashcraft, K. (2010). Organization Studies. Organization Studies, 31(11), 1579-1581. doi:10.1177/0170840610389978
THE DEVIL AND CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
Knox, H., O'Doherty, D., Vurdubakis, T., & Westrup, C. (2010). THE DEVIL AND CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT. Journal of Cultural Economy, 3(3), 339-359. doi:10.1080/17530350.2010.506320
Special Issue on New Sites/Sights: Exploring the White Spaces of Organization
O'Doherty, D., De Cock, C., Rehn, A., & Lee Ashcraft, K. (2010). Special Issue on New Sites/Sights: Exploring the White Spaces of Organization. Organization Studies, 31(4), 517-519. doi:10.1177/0170840610373858
The Impossibility of Marking
O’Doherty, D. (2010). The Impossibility of Marking. Philosophy Today, 54(1), 88-99. doi:10.5840/philtoday201054138
2009
The Decline of Labour Process Analysis and the Future Sociology of Work
O'Doherty, D., & Willmott, H. (2009). The Decline of Labour Process Analysis and the Future Sociology of Work. Sociology, 43(5), 931-951. doi:10.1177/0038038509340742
Revitalising labour process theory: a prolegomenon to fatal writing
O’Doherty, D. P. (2009). Revitalising labour process theory: a prolegomenon to fatal writing. Culture and Organization, 15(1), 1-19. doi:10.1080/14759550802709509
2008
Enacting Airports: Space, Movement and Modes of Ordering
Knox, H., O'Doherty, D., Vurdubakis, T., & Westrup, C. (2008). Enacting Airports: Space, Movement and Modes of Ordering. Organization, 15(6), 869-888. doi:10.1177/1350508408095818
The Blur Sensation: Shadows of the Future
O'Doherty, D. P. (2008). The Blur Sensation: Shadows of the Future. Organization, 15(4), 535-561. doi:10.1177/1350508408091006
Screenworlds: Information Technology and the Performance of Business Knowledge
Knox, H., O’Doherty, D., Vurdubakis, T., & Westrup, C. (2008). Screenworlds: Information Technology and the Performance of Business Knowledge. In The Evolution of Business Knowledge (pp. 273-292). Oxford University PressOxford. doi:10.1093/oso/9780199229598.003.0013
2007
The Question of Theoretical Excess: Folly and Fall in theorizing Organization
O'Doherty, D. P. (2007). The Question of Theoretical Excess: Folly and Fall in theorizing Organization. Organization, 14(6), 837-867. doi:10.1177/1350508407082265
Rites of passage: Organization as an excess of flows
Knox, H., O’Doherty, D., Vurdubakis, T., & Westrup, C. (2007). Rites of passage: Organization as an excess of flows. Scandinavian Journal of Management, 23(3), 265-284. doi:10.1016/j.scaman.2006.05.004
Organization: On the Theory and Practice of Excess
Rehn, A., & O'Doherty, D. (2007). Organization: On the Theory and Practice of Excess. Culture and Organization, 13(2), 99-113. doi:10.1080/14759550701300020
Transformative Capacity, Information Technology, and the Making of Business ‘Experts’
Knox, H., O'Doherty, D., Vurdubakis, T., & Westrup, C. (2007). Transformative Capacity, Information Technology, and the Making of Business ‘Experts’. The Sociological Review, 55(1), 22-41. doi:10.1111/j.1467-954x.2007.00679.x
2006
Mugu.com: Knowledge, Trust and Deceit in Computer Mediated Interactions
Knox, H., O'Doherty, D., Vurdubakis, T., & Westrup, C. (2006). Mugu.com: Knowledge, Trust and Deceit in Computer Mediated Interactions. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences: Annual Review, 1(2), 159-168. doi:10.18848/1833-1882/cgp/v01i02/52250
2001
Debating Labour Process Theory: The Issue of Subjectivity and the Relevance of Poststructuralism
O'Doherty, D., & Willmott, H. (2001). Debating Labour Process Theory: The Issue of Subjectivity and the Relevance of Poststructuralism. Sociology, 35(2), 457-476. doi:10.1177/s0038038501000220
2000
The Question of Subjectivity and the Labor Process
O’Doherty, D., & Willmott, H. (2000). The Question of Subjectivity and the Labor Process. International Studies of Management & Organization, 30(4), 112-132. doi:10.1080/00208825.2000.11656802