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Silence of the archives redux

Stephanie Decker

Management & Organizational History2025https://doi.org/10.1080/17449359.2025.2595970article
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This reflective essay revisits my 2013 article, ‘The Silence of the Archives,’ to explore its origins, reception, and continuing relevance for management and organizational history. I discuss the epistemic and methodological debates that shaped the original piece, including historiographical traditions, postcolonial theory, and the challenges of interdisciplinary engagement. The essay considers the ‘after-history’ of the article, particularly in light of digitization, oral history, and the rise of born-digital sources, and reflects on how these developments intersect with enduring archival silences. By situating archival research within broader conversations on reflexivity, narrative construction, and historical imagination, I argue for a more critical and inclusive approach to historical methods in management and organization studies.

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@article{stephanie2025,
  title        = {{Silence of the archives redux}},
  author       = {Stephanie Decker},
  journal      = {Management & Organizational History},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/17449359.2025.2595970},
}

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0.41

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.25 × 0.4 = 0.10
M · momentum0.55 × 0.15 = 0.08
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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