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 …

Feminism is a theoretical perspective and social movement that seeks to reduce, and
ultimately eradicate, sexist inequality and oppression. Yet feminist research remains …

This special issue of Management Learning on 'Writing Differently'builds on a groundswell of
resistance to 'scientific'norms of academic writing. These norms are restrictive, inhibit the …

Recently, organizational culture researchers have applied quantitative survey methods and
identified comparative “dimensions” of culture in a way that appears to contradict some of …

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 paper argues that organizational communication research, and in particular a
perspective that focuses on narrative, can contribute in important ways to understanding the …

In a unique volume, Contested Futures brings together a group of scholars to examine the
relationships between social action and the future. Rather than speculating upon what the …

Material from an extensive qualitative case study of a “Big Six” firm is used to argue that
being a professional in the firm is understood—by professionals themselves—as being more …

In this article we first reflect on the significant and positive impact of postmodernism for
organizational theorizing during the past decade. Through several examples we point to …

Abstract: Over the past 15 years, literature has seen a considerable growth in field work,
motivated by the quest for rich descriptions of accounting in action. Despite a lively …