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While it has made its way into other disciplines, from sociology to philosophy to political science, the issue of love is still rarely considered in management science. However, the idea that the affective force of Eros may be at the root of various organizational behaviors is not as incongruous as it may seem. Through this essay, we want to explore this issue in the form of fragments, by sketching a few figures of this “lover’s discourse”—as Barthes would call it—in organizations.