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Narratives as sources of stability and change in organizations : approaches and directions for future research. / Vaara, Eero; Sonenshein, Scott; Boje, David.
In: The Academy of Management Annals, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2016, p. 495-560.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Narratives as sources of stability and change in organizations
T2 - approaches and directions for future research
AU - Vaara, Eero
AU - Sonenshein, Scott
AU - Boje, David
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Academy of Management Annals on 16/03/2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080//19416520.2016.1120963
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Although narrative analysis has made significant advances in organization and management studies, scholars have not yet unleashed its full potential. This review provides an understanding of key issues in organizational narrative analysis with a focus on the role of narratives in organizational stability and change. We start by elaborating on the characteristics of organizational narratives to provide a conceptual framework for organizational narrative analysis. We elaborate on three key approaches to narrative analysis on stability and change: realist, interpretative and poststructuralist approaches. We then review several topic areas where narrative analysis has so far offered the most promise: organizational change, identity, strategy, entrepreneurship and personal change. Finally, we identify important issues that warrant attention in future research, both theoretically and methodologically.
AB - Although narrative analysis has made significant advances in organization and management studies, scholars have not yet unleashed its full potential. This review provides an understanding of key issues in organizational narrative analysis with a focus on the role of narratives in organizational stability and change. We start by elaborating on the characteristics of organizational narratives to provide a conceptual framework for organizational narrative analysis. We elaborate on three key approaches to narrative analysis on stability and change: realist, interpretative and poststructuralist approaches. We then review several topic areas where narrative analysis has so far offered the most promise: organizational change, identity, strategy, entrepreneurship and personal change. Finally, we identify important issues that warrant attention in future research, both theoretically and methodologically.
U2 - 10.1080/19416520.2016.1120963
DO - 10.1080/19416520.2016.1120963
M3 - Journal article
VL - 10
SP - 495
EP - 560
JO - The Academy of Management Annals
JF - The Academy of Management Annals
SN - 1941-6520
IS - 1
ER -