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Explaining Suicide in Organizations: Durkheim Revisited
Author(s) -
Clegg Stewart,
Cunha Miguel Pina E,
Rego Arménio
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
business and society review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1467-8594
pISSN - 0045-3609
DOI - 10.1111/basr.12092
Subject(s) - anomie , solidarity , sociology , phenomenon , criminology , identity (music) , social psychology , political science , epistemology , psychology , law , politics , anthropology , philosophy , physics , acoustics
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.