Barbara Czarniawska is one of the most original of contemporary writers on organizations. Sceptical of scientific claims and explanations of the social world, she advocates an approach that draws on narrative, literary theory, cultural studies, and anthropology, rather than positivist social science, arguing that 'the social sciences are a system of institutionalized reflection, whereas business and public organizations represent institutionalized action'.

The most common social phenomenon of Western societies is the organization, yet those
involved in real-world managing are not always willing to reveal the intricacies of their
everyday muddles. Barbara Czarniawska argues that in order to understand these uncharted
territories, we need to gather local and concrete stories about organizational life and subject
them to abstract and metaphorical interpretation.
Using a narrative approach unique to organizational studies, Czarniawska employs literary
devices to uncover the hidden workings of organizations. She applies...

This volume focuses on the production and maintenance of gender inequalities in organizations. By emphasizing difference as something to be managed, many organizations institute the problem of difference; and while organizations pay lip-service to ideas of equality, their day-to-day practices may be unchanged and unchallenged.

This volume focuses on the production and maintenance of gender inequalities in organizations. By emphasizing difference as something to be managed, many organizations institute the problem of difference; and while organizations pay lip-service to ideas of equality, their day-to-day practices may be unchanged and unchallenged.

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.

Narratives in Social Science Research introduces students to the use of narrative methodology as a research tool. It offers a rigorous framework for the application of these devices within qualitative research. The book provides:

• An historical overview of the development of the narrative approach within the social sciences
• A guide to how narrative methods can be applied in fieldwork
• An explanation of how to incorporate a narrative approach within a research project
• Guidelines for interpreting collected or produced narratives
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Narratives in Social Science Research introduces students to the use of narrative methodology as a research tool. It offers a rigorous framework for the application of these devices within qualitative research. The book provides:

• An historical overview of the development of the narrative approach within the social sciences
• A guide to how narrative methods can be applied in fieldwork
• An explanation of how to incorporate a narrative approach within a research project
• Guidelines for interpreting collected or produced narratives
...

This book examines the effects of globalization at the local level within our everyday lives. Rather than seeing the city as a conurbation, a location of economic activity or in terms of governance and administration, Czarniawska explores the city as an action net. She uses studies of city management in Warsaw, Stockholm and Rome to develop this, looking in particular at the impact of global influences on city management, organization and culture.

"It is simply too much" is a common complaint of the modern age. This book looks at how people and institutions deal with overflow - of information, consumption or choices. The essays explore the ways in which notions of overflow - framed in terms of excess and abundance or their implicit opposites, scarcity and dearth - crop up in a number of contexts such as sociological and economic theory, management consulting, consumer studies, and the politics of everyday life. Chapters range from studies of overload at home, at work or in the world of cyber information; strategies of coping with...