Bringing back the subject into management education

Bénédicte Vidaillet · Christophe Vignon

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Among the critical approaches to management and organizations, one has been little explored: it is the Lacanian approach. Furthermore, this perspective has not yet been used to help develop new pedagogical approaches in the field of management education.This is what, for the last 10 years, we have undertaken to do. In this article, we first show that Lacan’s work is particularly relevant in addressing the question of subjectivity and of the construction of one’s identity in the context of work. We then present the management education programme we have implemented in order to enable the participants to question their imaginary beliefs at work and to modify their place in the organizational narratives so as to recover new scope for action. A case study helps us illustrate the processes and the effects of the method we have used. Finally, we discuss the limitations and benefits of this approach, and the precautions that should be taken by those who might wish to use it in one way or another.

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