Retelling Stories in Organizations: Understanding the Functions of Narrative Repetition

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dc.contributor.authorDailey, Stephanie
dc.contributor.authorBrowning, Larry
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-11T14:42:50Z
dc.date.available2020-03-11T14:42:50Z
dc.date.issued2013-10
dc.description.abstractScholars have yet to explore narrative repetition—when a story is recalled and retold from another narrative—for its rich conceptual depth. To build a case for this area, we analyze stories from scholarly research to identify the functions of narrative repetition. We distinguish three dualities produced through repetition, which are grounded in cultural issues of sameness and difference. These dualities—control/resistance, differentiation/integration, and stability/change—bring a more sophisticated understanding of the inherent complexity of narrative as a mode of interpretation and offer a transformative view of narrative that describes how the meaning of stories shifts over time. When people repeat stories, some individuals may interpret a narrative of stability, whereas others may hear a hint of change. Furthermore, we offer narrative repetition as a new methodology for organizational research with the recommendation that scholars use the recurrence of a story as a starting point for inquiry into the cultural life of organizations.
dc.description.departmentCommunication Studies
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dc.format.extent23 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationDailey, S. L., & Browning, L. (2013). Retelling stories in organizations: Understanding the functions of narrative repetition. Academy of Management Review, 39(1), pp. 22–43.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2011.0329
dc.identifier.issn0363-7425
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/9375
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAcademy of Management
dc.sourceAcademy of Management Review, 2013, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 22–43.
dc.subjectnarrative repetition
dc.subjectorganizational research
dc.subjectscholarly research
dc.subjectCommunication Studies
dc.titleRetelling Stories in Organizations: Understanding the Functions of Narrative Repetition
dc.typeArticle

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