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Two to the power of three: An exploration of metaphor for sense making in (women's) collaborative inquiry

Grisoni, Louise; Page, Margaret

Authors

Louise Grisoni

Margaret Page



Abstract

This paper explores how working with metaphors provides a way to explore under the surface dynamics embedded in the practice and processes of collaborative inquiry. We argue that metaphors are a form of presentational knowing and provide a bridge between experiential knowing and propositional knowing. We have surfaced an exploration of horizontal (sibling) and vertical relations using retrospective inquiry. This paper demonstrates the reality, messiness and politics of collaborative research inquiry processes, which tend to be understudied and under-theorized. We are concerned to affirm the value of collaborative inquiry, and at the same time, break some taboos and myths concerning the practice of this form of inquiry, in particular, between and among women. We hope that our work will provide an impetus to further research in this territory. © 2010 Eastern Academy of Management All rights reserved.

Citation

Grisoni, L., & Page, M. (2010). Two to the power of three: An exploration of metaphor for sense making in (women's) collaborative inquiry. Organization Management Journal, 7(1), 13-25. https://doi.org/10.1057/omj.2010.8

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2010
Journal Organisation Management Journal
Electronic ISSN 1541-6518
Publisher Taylor & Francis
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Volume 7
Issue 1
Pages 13-25
DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/omj.2010.8
Keywords collaborative inquiry, metaphors, ways of knowing, sibling relations, gender
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/985234
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/omj.2010.8