Kate Kenny

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Kate Kenny is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Sociology and Political Science and Information Systems and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Kate Kenny has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 21 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 16 papers in Information Systems and Management. Recurrent topics in Kate Kenny's work include Management and Organizational Studies (26 papers), Ethics in Business and Education (16 papers) and Foucault, Power, and Ethics (4 papers). Kate Kenny is often cited by papers focused on Management and Organizational Studies (26 papers), Ethics in Business and Education (16 papers) and Foucault, Power, and Ethics (4 papers). Kate Kenny collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and France. Kate Kenny's co-authors include Marianna Fotaki, Sarah Gilmore, Sheena Vachhani, Andrea Whittle, Hugh Willmott, Wim Vandekerckhove, Sinéad McGilloway, Emma Bell, Helen Haugh and Andrew Power and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Business Ethics, Human Relations and Organization Studies.

In The Last Decade

Kate Kenny

51 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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Nancy Harding United Kingdom

Steven Hitlin United States

Lilie Chouliaraki United Kingdom

Jack Barbalet Australia

Stanford M. Lyman United States

Joey Sprague United States

Marianne Winther Jörgensen Sweden

Kristin Waters United States

Nachman Ben‐Yehuda Israel

John P. Hewitt United States

Nancy Harding United Kingdom

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kate Kenny

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Kenny, Kate, et al.. (2025). Whistleblowing as Disclosure Injustice: Testimonial and Structural Barriers to Being Heard. Gender Work and Organization. 32(6). 2103–2117.

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Vandekerckhove, Wim, et al.. (2025). Signalling Trustworthiness of Internal Whistleblowing Channels in Organizations: Temporality matters!. Organization Studies. 47(3). 391–418.

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Geiger, Susi & Kate Kenny. (2025). Downfall, Catharsis and Re-gendering: Entrepreneurial glorification and the case of Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes. Organization Studies. 46(12). 1645–1671.

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Tyler, Melissa, Judith Butler, Leanne Cutcher, et al.. (2024). Strangers in conversation: Judith Butler with gender, work and organization. Gender Work and Organization. 31(4). 1444–1462.

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Kenny, Kate, et al.. (2023). Troubling organizational violence with Judith Butler: Surviving whistleblower reprisals. Gender Work and Organization. 31(4). 1425–1443. 3 indexed citations

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Kenny, Kate. (2023). Feminist social movements and whistleblowing disclosures: Ireland's Women of Honour. Gender Work and Organization. 31(3). 961–982. 4 indexed citations

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Kenny, Kate, et al.. (2021). Whistleblowing advocacy: Solidarity and fascinance. Organization. 29(2). 345–366. 12 indexed citations

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Kenny, Kate. (2021). Book Review: Melissa Tyler Judith Butler and Organization Theory. Organization Studies. 42(10). 1665–1668. 3 indexed citations

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Kenny, Kate, et al.. (2020). How to Whistle-Blow: Dissensus and Demand. Journal of Business Ethics. 164(4). 643–656. 15 indexed citations

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Kenny, Kate. (2019). Whistleblowing: Toward a New Theory. 7 indexed citations

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Kenny, Kate. (2018). Time as weapon: Whistleblower struggles in financial services. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2018(1). 10273–10273. 1 indexed citations

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Kenny, Kate, Marianna Fotaki, & Wim Vandekerckhove. (2018). Whistleblower Subjectivities: Organization and Passionate Attachment. Organization Studies. 41(3). 323–343. 42 indexed citations

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Kenny, Kate, Andrea Whittle, & Hugh Willmott. (2016). Organizational Identity. Oxford University Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations

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Kenny, Kate, Andrea Whittle, & Hugh Willmott. (2016). Organizational Identity: The Significance of Power and Politics. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 140–159. 2 indexed citations

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Kenny, Kate & Helen Haugh. (2014). Passion for Purpose: Aspirational Fantasy and Organizational Form Choice. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2014(1). 16570–16570. 1 indexed citations

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Kenny, Kate. (2012). Whistleblowing in financial organizations: towards an identity work perspective. Arrow@dit (Dublin Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations

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Kenny, Kate, Andrea Whittle, & Hugh Willmott. (2011). Understanding identity and organizations. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University). 34 indexed citations

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Power, Andrew & Kate Kenny. (2010). When care is left to roam: Carers’ experiences of grassroots nonprofit services in Ireland. Health & Place. 17(2). 422–429. 13 indexed citations

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Kenny, Kate. (2009). ‘The performative surprise’: parody, documentary and critique. Culture and Organization. 15(2). 221–235. 32 indexed citations

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Kenny, Kate. (2009). Heeding the stains: Lacan and organizational change. Journal of Organizational Change Management. 22(2). 214–228. 22 indexed citations

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