Altered States of Consciousness: MNCs and Ethnographic Studies
Fiona Moore
Multinational Corporations and Organization Theory: Post Millennium Perspectives February 24, 2017 DOI: 10.1108/s0733-558x20160000049006 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Ethnography Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Altered states of consciousness Philosophy of mind |
| Key findings | Argues that ethnographic studies give a more complex view of power relations between managers and workers and develop embedded perspectives that account for outside influences on employees' actions, portraying the firm as embedded in global networks and social discourses rather than as a solitary entity. |
Abstract
Abstract: This article explores the contribution of ethnographic studies to our understanding of multinational corporations, through a literature review and through a case study of BMW Plant Oxford. The study considers that ethnographic studies can provide a more complex view of power relations between managers and workers, and can develop embedded perspectives taking into account the influences from outside the firm on its employees’ actions, developing the image of the firm not as a solitary entity, but as embedded in complex global networks and social discourses.
Comparable studies
Other qualitative studies on altered states of consciousness, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensory Isolation in Flotation Tanks: Altered States of Consciousness and Effects on Well-being Patients with depression, burn-out syndrome, and chronic pain | 2015 | Qualitative study | n = 8 |
| A Shaman's Cure: The Relationship Between Altered States of Consciousness and Shamanic Healing1 Nepalese shamans and their patients | 2009 | Ethnography | |
| Psychedelic Drugs: A Study of Drug-Induced Experiences Obtained by Illegal Drug Users in Relation to Stanislav Grof's Model of Altered States of Consciousness Anonymous former illegal drug users | 2000 | Qualitative study | n = 16 |
| Spiritual experiences and altered states of consciousness – Parallels between BDSM and Christianity Self-defined BDSM practitioners in Sweden | 2020 | Qualitative ethnographic study | n = 29 |
| When Seconds Turn Into Minutes: Time Expansion Experiences in Altered States of Consciousness People who reported Time Expansion Experiences | 2020 | Qualitative study | n = 74 |