Storytelling in Organizations

From Theory to Empirical Research
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-349-31165-1
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 210 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 293 g

Reihe: The New Middle Ages

Storytelling in organizations is a notion that encompasses both the stories that the organization produces and the ones told by its members. It provides both an in-depth treatment of the literature on narratives, stories and storytelling and an extensive empirical case from an American banking institution.

Zielgruppe

Research

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Organisationstheorie, Organisationssoziologie, Organisationspsychologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Verhaltensökonomik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

INTRODUCTION PART I: STUDYING STORIES: A THEORETICAL BACKGROUND Stories, Narratives and Storytelling Practices Narrative Research in Organizational Studies From Theory to Empirical Research PART II: RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Methodology and Methods Las Cruces: Stories from a Southwestern Bank From Empirical Research to Discussion of Findings PART III: COMING BACK TO THEORY Living Among Stories: Consolidated Narratives and Rough Fragments Models of Decision-Making and the Everydayness of Decisions Conclusions Acknolwedgements References

Über Autor(innen)

ANNA LINDA MUSACCHIO ADORISIO is a post-doctoral research fellow of the Swiss National Science Foundation, currently visiting New Mexico State University. She holds a PhD in Communication Sciences from the Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland. She has conducted research in Switzerland, the United States and Italy.