Theo Vurdubakis
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Theo Vurdubakis is a critical scholar of organization and technology whose work interrogates the often-overlooked intersections of materiality, ethics, and destruction. His research centers on the sociology of technology, organizational ethics, and the embodiment of organizational practices. In his notable paper, *"Mors ex Machina: Technology, Embodiment and the Organization of Destruction"* (2015), Vurdubakis makes a provocative contribution by arguing that the organization of destruction demands the same analytical rigor as the organization of production. Drawing on debates about embodied organizational ethics, he challenges conventional assumptions about technology’s role in moral life, particularly in contexts of violence and death. While his citation counts reflect a specialized, deeply theoretical audience, his work has been influential in shaping conversations within critical management studies and the philosophy of technology. Vurdubakis’s writing pushes scholars to reconsider how material artifacts and organizational routines mediate ethical responsibility, making him a distinctive voice for students and researchers interested in the darker, more complex dimensions of organizing and technological change.
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