LOST Group

The LOST Group is united by an interest in new/ alternative/ informal/ unconventional forms of organizing, as well as by an interest in the role of artifacts and materiality in organizing. Our aim is to develop a new theoretical vocabularies that allow us to rethink what an organization is (or can be) and thus, to understand organizational phenomena that fall outside the scope of established organizational theories. To achieve this goal, we are interested in philosophical debates (e.g., contrasting social constructivist and realist views), embrace methodological pluralism (most of us use qualitative methods though), and seek to leverage a multiplicity of perspectives by drawing on various neighboring disciplines from the broader social sciences and humanities. Since we believe that contributorship matters more than formal membership, LOST is first and foremost a series of events where people come together and contribute to the development of new ideas (e.g. inviting keynote speakers and discussing articles), learning new methods (e.g. methods workshops) and assist each other in developing our papers (e.g. paper development sessions). The research of our group has been published in leading management journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies, Research Policy, Organization Studies, Organization, Human Relations, Long Range Planning, Strategic Organization, and Business & Society, amongst others.