Practice-Based Studies: methodological possibilities for research on organization studies

Abstract In this paper we discuss a methodological proposal for practice-based studies (PBS), aiming to expand the theoretical and empirical possibilities in the field of organization studies. Based on Schatzki's concept of practice, we discuss its phenomenological basis, as well as the possibility of integrating the various dimensions of practice expressed in the diversity of approaches identified in the review of six special issues of European journals on the subject. As a method, we propose a phenomenology-based immersion, and ethnography as a research strategy, that allows for the expansion of the researcher's involvement in the practice being studied. We also offer for consideration the adoption of research techniques that enhance the ability to describe, represent and understand this practice, especially in studies of social phenomena such as power, agency, organizational learning, among others.

摘要 本文针对实践为本研究（Practice-based Studies, PBS）提出一套方法论方案，旨在拓展组织研究领域的理论与实证研究可能性。基于沙茨基（Schatzki）的实践概念，本文探讨了其现象学基础，以及整合该研究主题相关欧洲期刊六期特刊综述中所识别的多元研究进路所体现的实践各维度的可能性。作为研究方法，本文提出基于现象学的沉浸法，并将民族志作为研究策略，以此拓展研究者对所研究实践的参与深度。此外，本文还提议采用可提升描述、呈现与理解该实践之能力的研究技术，尤其适用于权力、能动性、组织学习等社会现象相关研究。