2005/09/01 by Carl Rhodes, Andrew D. Brown · 2 citations
Business, Management and Accounting · #Management and Organizational Studies #Management Theory and Practice #Organizational Learning and Leadership
paper · doi:10.1111/j.1468-2370.2005.00112.x
openalex publication_date 2005/09/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04
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 of organizations and processes of organizing. The paper tells the story of the development of narrative approaches in organizational theory. Narrative's contribution to substantive areas of organization theory is evaluated. These developments are then reviewed in relation to an ongoing tension between story and science. We conclude by contemplating some of the criticisms, and the future, of narrative research.