Margot Leclair

• PhD
• Aix-Marseille University

Encounters between materials and bodies matter throughout the creative process. This paper contends that creative work depends on these encounters generating and filling the atmosphere with affect. Based on an in-depth ethnography within a fashion design studio, the article empirically traces such affective encounters and corresponding atmospheres....

This PhD departs from the research literature that underlines the on-going debate arising in creative companies, between art/creative priorities on the one hand and economic/business interests on the other hand. We wonder how actors involved into the creative process deal with economic and rationalization constraints. Through an in-depth, qualitati...

Purpose Fashion documentaries are many. Although their behind-the-scene access presents some undeniable interest, the author suggests that while revealing information about the creative process, the economic priorities are understated. Design/methodology/approach The author reviews Frederic Tcheng’s Dior and I documentary, which brings the viewe...

Nous appelons fantômes organisationnels ces acteurs et figures qui, bien que physiquement absents, ont des manifestations et des impacts concrets sur la vie des organisations. Ils se révèlent même essentiels pour comprendre l’histoire, les valeurs et les leaders d’une entreprise. Dès lors, comment aborder les différents aspects de ces fantômes orga...

Research on creative organizations often questions how artistic practices can be squared within the rational decision-making of economic thinking. This paper examines how the relational language, or conversation, between artistic and economic rationales unfolds for creative entrepreneurs. Through ethnographic work with a designer-entrepreneur, this...

In this paper, we offer a collective, multi‐vocal reflection on using poetry for research purposes. These were reflections on an online sub‐plenary session organized as a workshop, which was held at the European Group for Organization Studies conference in 2021. During this workshop, the first three authors presented a step‐by‐step method for doing...

Cet article examine les pratiques des acteurs créatifs au sein des industries dites créatives. Nous observons leurs tentatives pour dépasser les contraintes économiques mises en évidence par la littérature, à travers l’analyse qualitative de leurs actions quotidiennes dans le secteur de la mode en France. Les résultats contribuent au débat en révél...