Storytelling in Organizations: Facts, Fictions, and Fantasies

by Yiannis Gabriel

Book Overview

Myths, stories, and folklore are part of the fabric and life of all organizations, enabling us to understand, identify, and communicate the character of the organization - its ambitions, conflicts, and peculiarities. Drawing on extensive fieldwork of storytelling in five organizations, this book argues that stories open valuable windows into the emotional and symbolic lives of organizations. By collecting stories in different organizations, by listening...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198297068
• ISBN13: 9780198297062
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 9.2"