Writing Africa into MOS: The dangerous perpetuation of “Tribe(s)” and other misrepresentations
Published online on February 03, 2026
Abstract
Organization, Ahead of Print.
We critique the use of “tribe” in management and organization studies (MOS) research, aiming to unsettle its normative acceptance as a way to describe ethnic groups in Africa. We draw from postcolonial theory to illuminate the invention of “tribes” by ...
We critique the use of “tribe” in management and organization studies (MOS) research, aiming to unsettle its normative acceptance as a way to describe ethnic groups in Africa. We draw from postcolonial theory to illuminate the invention of “tribes” by ...