Organizational culture is widely considered to be one of the most significant factors in
reforming and modernizing public administration and service delivery. This article …

Given the rapid expansion of narrative approaches in management and organization theory
in recent years, this paper investigates the contribution of this literature to the understanding …

Episodic narrative interview is an innovative, phenomenon-driven research method that was
developed by integrating elements from several qualitative approaches in a methods fusion …

Such diverse thinkers as Lao-Tze, Confucius, and US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
have all pointed out that we need to be able to tell the difference between real and assumed …

This book gives practical guidance on doing an action research project. Written for
practitioners across professions who are studying on work-based learning programmes and …

We argue that the processes underlying institutionalization have not been investigated
adequately and that discourse analysis provides a coherent framework for such …

1 We have done research on each of these Storytelling Organizations (Goldco Office Supply:
Boje, 1991; Disney: Boje, 1995; Nike: Boje, 1999a; Choral group: Boje et al. 1999; …

This paper focuses on issues of identity and identification in a UK-based institution of higher
education (Westville 1 Institute). It is suggested that identity, both individual and collective …

This article analyses the agreed and discrepant sensemaking of members of a project team.
Embedded in a narratological approach to sensemaking research, we argue that before …

In this article we show how an interpretative methodology of narrative analysis is beneficial
for the study of public administration. We demonstrate the use and usefulness of a method …