Journal of Organizational Change Management: Volume 27 Issue 5

Only narratives can reflect the experience of objectivity: effective persuasion

Kyrill A. Goosseff

– The purpose of this paper is to explore the differences between objective language and narratives and how differences affect rhetoric.

Rhetoric and narratives as equipment for living: spinning in Borgen

Ronald Soetaert, Kris Rutten

The purpose of this paper is to present a theoretical background for studying rhetoric and narratives as equipment for living. Analyzing a case study on spinning and the spin…

Beyond statistics: a new rhetoric for investment theory

Thomas Pistorius

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the current rhetoric of predictability in investment theory. After making the case for unpredictability, a new rhetoric for investment…

Framing financial culture – rhetorical struggles over the meaning of “Liborgate”

Sine Nørholm Just, Nico Mouton

The meaning of scandals like “Liborgate” is not given beforehand; it is constructed in the course of framing contests. The purpose of this paper is to provide a nuanced framework…

Rhetoric and the foundation of the Service-Dominant Logic

Chris Miles

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of rhetorical and narrative strategies in the foundational text of Service-Dominant (S-D) Logic. The author argues that the…

Context and time in brand image constructions

Anne Rindell, Oriol Iglesias

– The purpose of this paper is to further understanding of the roles that time and context play in consumers’ evolving brand image construction processes over time.

Discourse phronesis in organizational change: a narrative analysis

Noora Jansson

– The purpose of this paper is to examine how discursive practices are involved in organizational change.

Visual narratives on organizational space

Ritva Höykinpuro, Arja Ropo

The purpose of this paper is to develop a visual perspective to the narrative management research by exploring the potential of drawings to construct organizational space. This…

Exploring the boundaries of rhetoric

Eduard Bonet

The purpose of this paper is to examine how the boundaries of rhetoric have excluded important theoretical and practical subjects and how these subjects are recuperated and…

Project specification: creativity and rhetoric in scientific research

Nuria Nadal-Burgues

The purpose of this paper is to identify different types of project in relation to their degree of specification and the creative possibilities that more highly specified projects…

Stories affording new pathways: bridging the divide between aged and disability care

Patrick Dawson, Christopher Sykes, Peter McLean, Michael Zanko, Heather Marciano

The purpose of this paper is to examine the early stages of change and the way that stories can open up forms of collaborative dialogue and creative thinking among divergent…

Employee loyalty and organizational performance: a critical survey

Olivia Guillon, Cécile Cezanne

The purpose of this paper is to clarify the relationship between employee loyalty and organizational performance. It starts with the idea that the employee loyalty creates value…

Foreword

Marja Flory, Slawomir J Magala

Guest editorial

Eduard Bonet