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Publication date: 13 November 2019

Jerzy Kociatkiewicz and Monika Kostera

The purpose of this paper is to consider three types of stories: media, personal accounts and fiction, and look for plots depicting situations of fundamental shift in the framing…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to consider three types of stories: media, personal accounts and fiction, and look for plots depicting situations of fundamental shift in the framing and basic definitions of reality. The authors examine them from the point of view of their usefulness for developing creative responses to systemic change.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors conducted a narrative study in three stages, aimed at identifying strong plots pertaining to systemic change. The analyzed material came from three different sources of narratives (fiction, media and creative stories) and was approached by the use of two different narrative methods: symbolic interpretation and narrative collage.

Findings

Currently many voices are being raised that the authors are living in times of interregnum, a period in between working systems. There is also a mounting critique of the business school as an institution perpetuating dysfunctional ideologies, rather than enhancing critical and creative thinking. The authors propose that the humanities, and, in particular, learning from fiction (and science fiction) can offer a language to talk about major (systemic) change help and support learning about alternative organizational realities.

Research limitations/implications

The study pertains to discourse and narratives, not to material aspects of culture construction.

Practical implications

Today, there is a mounting critique of business schools and their role in society. Following Martin Parker’s call to transform them into schools of organizing, helping to develop and discuss different alternatives instead of reproducing the dominant model, the authors suggest that education should be based, to much larger extent than until now, on the humanities. The authors propose educational programmes including the study of fiction and film.

Social implications

The authors propose that the humanities (and the study of fiction) can equip society with a suitable language to discuss and problematize systemic change.

Originality/value

This paper adds to narrative social studies through providing an analysis of strong plots showing ways of coping with systemic collapse, and through an examination of these plots’ significance for organizational education, learning, and planning. The authors present an argument for the broader use of fiction as a sensemaking, teaching, and learning tool for managing organizations in volatile environments.

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Journal of Organizational Change Management, vol. 33 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0953-4814

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Publication date: 31 August 2010

Monika Kostera and Krzysztof Obłój

The purpose of this paper is to show how managers of Polish local radio stations construct their organizations in terms of archetypes of rivalry as a response to perceived changes…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to show how managers of Polish local radio stations construct their organizations in terms of archetypes of rivalry as a response to perceived changes in the environment.

Design/methodology/approach

First the central notions are explained, such as market, competition, archetype, and then the findings from a prolonged empirical study are presented.

Findings

Environmental change is seen as the plot on the managers' narratives, whereas the chosen archetypes of rivalry – as characters in those stories – are supposed to handle the changes.

Originality/value

The paper explores some aspects of the narrative construction of environmental change.

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Journal of Organizational Change Management, vol. 23 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0953-4814

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Publication date: 20 February 2007

Dorota Dobosz‐Bourne and Monika Kostera

The purpose of this paper is to present the model of the translation of particularly important ideas for the organization and its context, called mythical ideas.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to present the model of the translation of particularly important ideas for the organization and its context, called mythical ideas.

Design/methodology/approach

The study is based on ethnographic research.

Findings

It is found that change processes based on mythical ideas are especially dynamic but also very vulnerable. The consequences of failure can be vital for the organization and its environment.

Originality/value

The paper explores the outcomes to which the translation of a mythical idea can lead. The findings are of value for people involved in organizational change processes.

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Journal of Organizational Change Management, vol. 20 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0953-4814

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Publication date: 25 February 2014

George Cairns

– The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the origins of CPoIB and on events in the IB sphere over the decade since it was conceived.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the origins of CPoIB and on events in the IB sphere over the decade since it was conceived.

Design/methodology/approach

The approach of the paper is one of personal critical reflection on events and their implications for the full range of involved and affected parties, informed by Aristotelian philosophy.

Findings

The author posits the need for a new generation of “academic activists” in support of a humanistic management manifesto.

Originality/value

The paper reinforces the philosophy of CPoIB and the need for its continuing growth and development.

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critical perspectives on international business, vol. 10 no. 1/2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1742-2043

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Publication date: 31 August 2010

Slawomir Magala

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Journal of Organizational Change Management, vol. 23 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0953-4814

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Publication date: 20 February 2007

Slawomir Magala

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Journal of Organizational Change Management, vol. 20 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0953-4814

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Publication date: 1 November 2005

Graham Towl

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International Journal of Leadership in Public Services, vol. 1 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1747-9886

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Publication date: 28 June 2013

Francesco Schiavone

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Journal of Organizational Change Management, vol. 26 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0953-4814

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Publication date: 26 October 2010

Joanne Roberts and George Cairns

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Critical perspectives on international business, vol. 6 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1742-2043

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Publication date: 17 September 2020

Shaun Best

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The Emerald Guide to Zygmunt Bauman
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-83909-741-6

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