A Narrative Approach to Organization Studies

By: Czarniawska, Barbara

Book Overview

From setting up the fieldwork to writing up the research, this volume takes readers through the narrative approach to qualitative research with a focus on organization studies. Inspired by the work of Bakhtin, Eco, Rorty and Silverman, the author demonstrates that narratives are still the main carriers of knowledge in all societies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761906630
• ISBN13: 9780761906636
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

A Worthwhile Approach to Research, Finally

I have taken Research Methods over and over again as an undergraduate and graduate student. I've read all of the "classics", but when I wanted to take a unique approach to my thesis research, I didn't think I could find something so suitable and unique. This author eloquently describes the pitfalls of over-referencing (too many citations cause the author to write nothing new and nothing of value). This approach to research is not focused on error-proofing research results. In fact, the focus in on telling a story. The author encourages readers to tell the whole story and to include the self, making the research admittedly subjective. For the first time I felt like I was able to use a very legitimate research method where I didn't have to spend most of my time anticipating potential weaknesses - instead I just got down to business in a way that felt relevant. Finally!