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Drawing on Durkheim’s concept of anomie, we address the
under-explored phenomenon of anomic suicide in contemporary
organizations and discuss the consequences of solidarity
for organizations and society. The relations of social
solidarity to issues of identity and insecurity are explored
through the cases of France Telecom Orange and Foxconn.
Remedial implications for organizing, considered as community
building, are discussed. Durkheim wrote not only
about anomic but also altruistic suicide. We will also analyze
examples of this type of suicide. Some tentative suggestions
are made for how to organize to minimize the
incidence of suicidal violence in organizations.
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CLEGG, Stewart; CUNHA, Miguel Pina e; REGO, Arménio - Explaining suicide in organizations: Durkheim revisited. Business and Society Review. ISSN 1467-8594. Vol. 121, n.º 3 (2016), p. 391–414
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Wiley