Introduction. Ethics of Engagement in Research Practices

In this chapter, we introduce and define the concept of response-ability through the cartographic lens of feminist posthumanism to encourage a renewal of subjectivities and practices in management and organization studies (MOS). The origins of the concept lie in fields outside MOS, with Joan Tronto, Donna Haraway, Vinciane Despret, and Karen Barad as key figures in its development. Response-ability as a concept gained traction in MOS through theoretical exploration and onto-epistemological experimentation. In this chapter, after the cartographic reading of the concept and before presenting the structure of the book, we elaborate on what response-able academic practices are and what their ethics of engagement entail. These two subjects are key to appreciating the book overall.