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Like an Elephant in the Room: The Emergence of Informal Interactions in the Workplace

Delphine Minchella
Jean-Denis Culié
G. de Campos Ribeiro
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Research concerning employees' informal interactions in organizational life has shown many positive impacts for the company and the employees. However, there is reduced research concerning how a place for informal interactions emerges within organizations. To fulfill this objective, we relied on Lefebvre's [1991 [1974]. The Production of Space. Oxford: Blackwell] philosophical approach and undertook a longitudinal single case study within the headquarters of a large bank. Despite all the managerial efforts to conceive and promote a space dedicated to informal interactions, another space that did not have any function in the original architectural project, emerged as a lived space in the sense of Lefebvre. From our study, we highlight two contributions. First, we show how a lived space emerges within an organization, through a mix of social practice, of everyday life rhythms, and of shared symbols. Second, we unveil a concrete manifestation of a counter-space in an organization, in the sense of Lefebvre's theory. \textcopyright 2023 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
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hal-04434041 , version 1 (02-02-2024)

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Delphine Minchella, Jean-Denis Culié, G. de Campos Ribeiro. Like an Elephant in the Room: The Emergence of Informal Interactions in the Workplace. Culture and Organization, 2023, 29 (6), pp.528--547. ⟨10.1080/14759551.2023.2216828⟩. ⟨hal-04434041⟩
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