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THE USES OF NARRATIVE IN ORGANIZATION RESEARCH
(2000)
A so-called literary turn in social sciences in general and in organization studies in
particular has resulted in re-discovering the narrative knowledge in organization theory
and practice. Organization researchers ...
Svenska företag i deckarromaner 1943-2001
(2003)
Fiction offers many interesting insights to students of management. In the first place, many novels contain elements of historical ethnographies, portraying the ways of life – and organizing – that vanished in the past. ...
On Time, Space, and Action Nets
(2004)
Laboratory studies, especially those by Latour and Woolgar (1979/1986) and Knorr Cetina (1981) proved to be an invaluable source of inspiration for students of organizing. Laboratories, however, are mostly reminiscent of ...
Metaphors and the Cultural Context of organizing
(2001)
When the linguistic turn reached organization studies, it manifested itself in the first place by the interest in metaphors. The crucial role of these tropes for theory building was emphasized, and their place in the very ...
Isolationist Automorphism, Relentless Isomorphism, or Merciless Idealism. The Cultural Context of City Management in Warsaw, Stockholm and Rome
(2001)
This paper employs some results of a study of city management in Warsaw, Stockholm, and Rome by setting them in a cultural context. Contrary to the common opinion, the difficulties in effective city management in Warsaw ...
Emerging Institutions: Pyramids or Anthills?
(2006)
In the present text, an institution is understood to be an (observable) pattern of collective action, justified by a corresponding social norm. By this definition, an institution emerges slowly, although it may be helped ...
Strong plots: The relationship between Popular Culture and Management Practice & Theory
(2004)
In this paper we consider the relationship between popular culture and management practice. Starting with references to previously established connections between high culture and management, we turn to popular culture for ...
Is It Possible To Lift Oneself By The Hair? And If Not, Why Is It Worth Trying
(2004)
The title of this text alludes to the legend of Baron Munchausen, who reportedly did many impossible things. A change of a system by the same system belongs to such impossible tasks, as shown by Niklas Luhmann's theory of ...