Building Process Theory with Narrative: From Description to Explanation

@article{citeulike:2931035, abstract = {Narrative is especially relevant to the analysis of organizational processes because people do not simply tell stories-they enact them. Narrative data have surface features that are useful for description, but explanatory process theories must be based on deeper structures that are not directly observable. To address this problem and to facilitate better process theory, in this article I use concepts from narrative theory to create a framework for analyzing structural features in narrative data.}, author = {Pentland, Brian T. }, citeulike-article-id = {2931035}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/259350}, journal = {The Academy of Management Review}, keywords = {method, narration, theory}, number = {4}, pages = {711--724}, posted-at = {2008-06-26 13:34:38}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Academy of Management}, title = {Building Process Theory with Narrative: From Description to Explanation}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/259350}, volume = {24}, year = {1999} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2931035 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2931035 TI - Building Process Theory with Narrative: From Description to Explanation JF - The Academy of Management Review VL - 24 IS - 4 SP - 711 EP - 724 PB - Academy of Management N2 - Narrative is especially relevant to the analysis of organizational processes because people do not simply tell stories-they enact them. Narrative data have surface features that are useful for description, but explanatory process theories must be based on deeper structures that are not directly observable. To address this problem and to facilitate better process theory, in this article I use concepts from narrative theory to create a framework for analyzing structural features in narrative data. KW - method KW - narration KW - theory AU - Pentland, Brian PY - 1999/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/259350 ER -