Literary text

The entry aims to introduce the application of literary texts in organizational psychology. It does so by arguing that literary texts can be vehicles for research, education, and practice in organizational psychology. The entry begins with an overview of the definitions, history, and applications of literary texts over more than half of a century in the area of management and organization studies. It continues with a discussion on the epistemological and methodological aspects for the use of texts within organizational psychology. In this part, the entry gives particular emphasis on objections and contestations against the use of literary texts. Then, the entry offers some suggestions and examples of how to engage with texts. The entry concludes by reporting some reflections on the use of literary texts and texts in general (e.g., movies, TV series).