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The Landscape of Leadership in Environmental Governance: a Case Study from Solomon Islands (2017)
Journal Article
Mills, D. J., Hicks, C. C., Cohen, P. J., Evans, L. S., Case, P., & Prideaux, M. (2017). The Landscape of Leadership in Environmental Governance: a Case Study from Solomon Islands. Human Ecology, 45(3), 357-365. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-017-9901-x

© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media New York. Sustainability science suggests a core set of factors that foster significant change in governance, with leaders and entrepreneurs often identified as the main instigators. Discussions of leadership i... Read More about The Landscape of Leadership in Environmental Governance: a Case Study from Solomon Islands.

The language of leadership in Laos (2016)
Journal Article
Case, P., Connell, J. G., & Jones, M. J. (2017). The language of leadership in Laos. Leadership, 13(2), 173-193. https://doi.org/10.1177/1742715016658214

© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. This paper responds to recent calls in the leadership studies literature for anthropologically informed empirical research on leadership phenomena in non-Western and non-Anglophone settings. The authors have worked exten... Read More about The language of leadership in Laos.

Climate change, the Great Barrier Reef and the response of Australians (2016)
Journal Article
Pert, P., Goldberg, J., Marshall, N., Birtles, A., Case, P., Bohensky, E., …Visperas, B. (2016). Climate change, the Great Barrier Reef and the response of Australians. Palgrave Communications, 2, 15046. https://doi.org/10.1057/palcomms.2015.46

© 2016, Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. All rights reserved. Inspiration, aspirations, attitudes, and perception of threats play a pivotal role in the way that individuals associate themselves with natural environments. These sentiments affect how people con... Read More about Climate change, the Great Barrier Reef and the response of Australians.

Effective program management: A cornerstone of malaria elimination (2015)
Journal Article
Gosling, J., Case, P., Tulloch, J., Chandramohan, D., Wegbreit, J., Newby, G., …Gosling, R. (2015). Effective program management: A cornerstone of malaria elimination. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 93(1), 135-138. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.14-0255

Copyright © 2015 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Effective program management is essential for successful elimination of malaria. In this perspective article, evidence surrounding malaria program management is reviewed by ma... Read More about Effective program management: A cornerstone of malaria elimination.

‘The smell of the place’: Managerialist culture in contemporary UK business schools (2014)
Journal Article
De Vita, G., & Case, P. (2016). ‘The smell of the place’: Managerialist culture in contemporary UK business schools. Culture and Organization, 22(4), 348-364. https://doi.org/10.1080/14759551.2014.971122

© 2014 Taylor & Francis. By introducing an intentionally provocative critique of managerialist regimes which typify contemporary UK business school culture, we argue that current business school management practices generate a climate of mistrust a... Read More about ‘The smell of the place’: Managerialist culture in contemporary UK business schools.

Give me the answer: The paradox of dependency in management learning (2013)
Journal Article
Gosling, J., & Case, P. (2013). Give me the answer: The paradox of dependency in management learning

The paradox of dependency arises when learners must become dependent in order to enhance independence. This double bind often excites demands for ‘quick fixes’ to reassure both students and staff that the dependent relationship can be fruitful. But t... Read More about Give me the answer: The paradox of dependency in management learning.

Social dreaming and ecocentric ethics: Sources of non-rational insight in the face of climate change catastrophe (2013)
Journal Article
Gosling, J., & Case, P. (2013). Social dreaming and ecocentric ethics: Sources of non-rational insight in the face of climate change catastrophe. Organization, 20(5), 705-721. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350508413489814

The article considers the role of dreams as social, rather than individual, phenomena and suggests that as such they may serve as resources for 'future imaginings' with respect to potentially devastating consequences of climate change (and other tran... Read More about Social dreaming and ecocentric ethics: Sources of non-rational insight in the face of climate change catastrophe.

From theoria to theory: Leadership without contemplation (2012)
Journal Article
Case, P., French, R., & Simpson, P. (2012). From theoria to theory: Leadership without contemplation. Organization, 19(3), 345-361. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350508412437072

This article explores the transition of the theological and philosophical concept of theoria-contemplation-to the modern notion of theory. Theory derives linguistically from theoria and retains a connection with knowledge. However, it has lost and, m... Read More about From theoria to theory: Leadership without contemplation.

The spiritual organization: Critical reflections on the instrumentality of workplace spirituality (2010)
Journal Article
Case, P., & Gosling, J. (2010). The spiritual organization: Critical reflections on the instrumentality of workplace spirituality. Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion, 7(4), 257-282. https://doi.org/10.1080/14766086.2010.524727

This article offers a theoretical contribution to the current debate on workplace spirituality by: (a) providing a selective critical review of scholarship, research and corporate practices which treat workplace spirituality in performative terms, th... Read More about The spiritual organization: Critical reflections on the instrumentality of workplace spirituality.

Developing leaders in cyber-space: The paradoxical possibilities of on-line learning (2009)
Journal Article
Ladkin, D., Case, P., Gayá Wicks, P., & Kinsella, K. (2009). Developing leaders in cyber-space: The paradoxical possibilities of on-line learning. Leadership, 5(2), 193-212. https://doi.org/10.1177/1742715009102930

Whereas 'distance learning' has often been seen as the poor relation of face-to- face educational encounters, this article suggests that paradoxically, this mode of delivery can offer significant advantages to those aiming to develop highly situated... Read More about Developing leaders in cyber-space: The paradoxical possibilities of on-line learning.

Stop whining, start doing! Identity conflict in project managed software environments (2009)
Journal Article
Case, P., & Pineiro, E. (2009). Stop whining, start doing! Identity conflict in project managed software environments. Ephemera: Theory and Politics in Organization, 9(2), 93-112

In this article we explore the relationship between software developers and IT project managers as expressed through narrative exchanges in an on-line discussion forum. We interrogate a naturalistic data set to show how the conflict between IT profe... Read More about Stop whining, start doing! Identity conflict in project managed software environments.

Betrayal and friendship (2009)
Journal Article
French, R., Gosling, J., & Case, P. (2009). Betrayal and friendship. Society and Business Review, 4(2), 146-158. https://doi.org/10.1108/17465680910965968

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between friendship and betrayal. Both are perceived to involve dynamics that can have a major impact in organizations, but both have tended to be under researched.

Aesthetics, performativity and resistance in the narratives of a computer programming community (2006)
Journal Article
Case, P., & Piñeiro, E. (2006). Aesthetics, performativity and resistance in the narratives of a computer programming community. Human Relations, 59(6), 753-782. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726706066853

This article reports on an empirical study of a computer programmer community, focusing on online exchanges in which participants discuss the aesthetics of coding. Naturalistic data were collected during a 12-month period of non-participant observati... Read More about Aesthetics, performativity and resistance in the narratives of a computer programming community.

Astrology, alchemy and retro-organization theory: An astro-genealogical critique of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (2004)
Journal Article
Case, P., & Phillipson, G. (2004). Astrology, alchemy and retro-organization theory: An astro-genealogical critique of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®. Organization, 11(4), 473-495. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350508404044059

The influence of astrology and alchemy on organizational conduct has not hitherto attracted much serious social scientific attention. Retro-organizational theory licenses paying closer attention to topics that are systematically occluded by modern kn... Read More about Astrology, alchemy and retro-organization theory: An astro-genealogical critique of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®.

Watch Your Back Reflections on Trust and Mistrust in Management Education (2002)
Journal Article
Case, P., & Selvester, K. (2002). Watch Your Back Reflections on Trust and Mistrust in Management Education. Management Learning, 33(2), 231-247. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350507602332005

This article attempts a critical reappraisal of the part played by 'trust' in management education. Our main contention is that trust is being perceptibly eroded by a range of factors that find their genesis in a wider set of social relations within... Read More about Watch Your Back Reflections on Trust and Mistrust in Management Education.