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dc.contributor.authorMoltu, Beritde
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-15T13:06:18Z
dc.date.available2015-01-15T13:06:18Z
dc.date.issued2008de
dc.identifier.issn1861-1303de
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/41297
dc.description.abstract"In this article different perspectives on organisational change are analysed using Hayden White’s genre categories: romance, comedy, tragedy and satire. White maintains that a “story” is not determined by data, events or the particular case, nor by the way events are remembered, collected or told. Narrative structures preconfigure; they determine in advance what is accepted as a story, and the meaning that will be created. The empirical material for this article is mainly the literature on different perspectives on organisational change e.g. Actor Network Theory (ANT), Action Research (AR) and Business Process Re-engineering (BPR). In addition, and to contrast in the discussion of genre classification, literature from two different and well known perspectives from work and organisation are used e.g. critical sociology and Swedish pragmatic professional knowledge production. The literature describing ANT is mostly of a satirical character, while the literature describing this type of participative action research is more romantic. BPR literature combines the satirical and the romantic genres. In addition, possible ramifications of this point of view, i.e., which strategies for change are seen or predominant within the different genres, and the implications for action are considered. To succeed in organisational change programmes I conclude that a switch between satiric and romantic narratives is needed. Different perspectives belonging to different genres, predefining what conclusions we are going to see, what actions are seen as possible, provide a reflexive insight on how facts are produced. Being aware of these predefined limitations within the genres gives academics the possibility to understand, or even the freedom to choose, where to belong." (author's abstract)en
dc.languageende
dc.subject.ddcSociology & anthropologyen
dc.subject.ddcSozialwissenschaften, Soziologiede
dc.subject.ddcSocial sciences, sociology, anthropologyen
dc.subject.ddcSoziologie, Anthropologiede
dc.titleSatirical and Romantic Stories about Organisational Change. Actor Network Theory and Action Researchde
dc.description.reviewbegutachtet (peer reviewed)de
dc.description.reviewpeer revieweden
dc.source.journalInternational Journal of Action Research
dc.source.volume4de
dc.publisher.countryDEU
dc.source.issue1+2de
dc.subject.classozForschungsarten der Sozialforschungde
dc.subject.classozWissenschaftssoziologie, Wissenschaftsforschung, Technikforschung, Techniksoziologiede
dc.subject.classozSociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technologyen
dc.subject.classozResearch Designen
dc.subject.thesozAkteur-Netzwerk-Theoriede
dc.subject.thesozactor-network-theoryen
dc.subject.thesozAktionsforschungde
dc.subject.thesozaction researchen
dc.subject.thesozOrganisationde
dc.subject.thesozorganizationen
dc.subject.thesozOrganisationsentwicklungde
dc.subject.thesozorganizational developmenten
dc.subject.thesozorganisatorischer Wandelde
dc.subject.thesozorganizational changeen
dc.subject.thesozSchwedende
dc.subject.thesozSwedenen
dc.subject.thesozArbeitssoziologiede
dc.subject.thesozsociology of worken
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-412972
dc.rights.licenceDeposit Licence - Keine Weiterverbreitung, keine Bearbeitungde
dc.rights.licenceDeposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modificationsen
ssoar.contributor.institutionRainer Hampp Verlagde
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dc.type.documentZeitschriftenartikelde
dc.type.documentjournal articleen
dc.source.pageinfo155-179de
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internal.identifier.classoz10104
internal.identifier.journal521
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internal.identifier.ddc300
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dc.source.issuetopicWorking Life Reform in Difficult Times: International Experiencesde
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dc.description.pubstatusPublished Versionen
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