... The study adopts an insider ethnographic approach. Data were collected through participant observation, autoethnography, reflexive journalling, field notes and 25 semi-structured interviews with internal and external technology professionals. Findings Relational job crafting enabled STEs to reshape...

...) and intersectional theory were used to explore supervision dynamics within UK higher education. Design/methodology/approach Interpretive phenomenology was integrated into autoethnography to capture the depths of feelings and thoughts in relation to the supervision experiences in the higher education (HE) context...

...-month autoethnography of the “freelancer marketplace” Upwork. This followed previous longer-term use of the platform. The three-month period included participant observation (of the self), discussions with colleagues and reflexive consideration of positionality and ethics. Findings The empirical...

... Autoethnography Invisible labor To explore these questions, I adopt an autoethnographic approach that foregrounds embodied, reflexive and situated engagement with facilitation in digitally mediated interdisciplinary research, allowing for close examination of the often-invisible practices and tensions...

... and joining the organized sub-culture of speed puzzlers over a continuous 16-month period. Findings The study illustrates how autoethnography may contribute to the understanding of sustained consumer transformations by highlighting the opportunities of monetizing transformative consumption experiences...

... and contributions of CALD academics across different disciplines and contexts. Originality/Value This study offers a unique contribution by foregrounding the lived experiences of Iranian immigrant academic women in ECE through a collaborative autoethnography. By centring personal narratives within broader...

... and behavioral actions. The narrative also reveals micro-level decisions and emotional turning points often overlooked in quantitative studies. Research limitations/implications As a single-subject autoethnography, findings are context-bound and not statistically generalizable. However, they provide rich...

... to underrepresented groups. Originality/value The study contributes to gender and entrepreneurship literature by integrating affect theory and “use” theory into business studies and demonstrating how autoethnography can reveal hidden affective dimensions of entrepreneurship. Additionally, the study offers new...

...Iris Posklinsky Purpose This original research introduces autoethnography as an essential method for understanding contemporary career mobility. It offers a personal perspective that is missing from the protean career literature, despite its person-centered nature. It demonstrates how distinct...

... the often-unspoken privileges within academia. I use autoethnography to reveal how systemic privilege within academia creates barriers for nontraditional scholars and those working in fields that deviate from established academic norms. With this approach, I invite readers to connect emotionally...

... in creating their own story rather than passively accepting others' interpretations of who they are. Originality/value The topic of sense-making and meaning-making of personality inventory results has, at least to our understanding, never been approached by means of an autoethnography nor discussed...

... Radiography Insider Outsider Reflection Positionality Autoethnography This paper came from my reflections on the observations and interviews carried out for my professional doctorate which was completed in 2011 (Strudwick, 2011). The study being reflected on was an ethnographic study...

...Yunzi Zhang Purpose The paper introduces the autoethnography as a healing and everyday resistance strategy for marginalized voices. The focus is to deliver the author’s own reflections on some key moments and experiences to stimulate the discussion on autoethnography as a critical instrument...

... that I will need to get my staff card activated so I can access my building. I feel like the whole space is suddenly unwelcoming, like the building wants to be rid of us as much as the bored looking security guards who’d clearly gladly be done with us. Affect Autoethnography Embodied learning...

...Marko Orel Purpose This conceptual paper seeks to critically evaluate and illuminate the diverse autoethnographic methodologies that are pivotal for understanding the dynamics of contemporary workspaces. The objective is to contribute to the ongoing scholarly debate on the value of autoethnography...

... conflict that engenders from inhabiting multiple roles simultaneously. In this article, we refer to the renegotiation of boundaries as identity work (Seveningsson and Alvesson, 2003). © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Autoethnography...

.../methodology/approach The paper presents brief comparative histories of the development of hypnosis and of performance autoethnography to highlight the degree of consonance between these apparently, disparate modalities, in their struggle for acceptance and respectability. The intensely introspective...

... approval of primary research. The account is a reflection of the review process and critiques with reference to the existing literature. Findings The majority of the literature relating to ethics has focused on the private, personal and largely evocative accounts of autoethnography. This paper...

... area is not only shaped by researchers but has an impact on those researchers. This paper is a collective organisational autoethnography of applying for, winning, working on and disseminating the findings of this funded project. We realised during this collaboration that many of our experiences...

..., the authors theorize transnational diversity in academia by looking back at their own experiences as postcolonial students and teachers. Design/methodology/approach Autoethnography is used as a writing method. The authors use autoethnography to intellectualize their experiences and connect everyday life...