GRI-rapport
No 2011:3:
Boundary stories: Constructing the Validation Centre in West Sweden
Andreas Diedrich ()
, Lars Walter ()
and Barbara Czarniawska ()
Abstract: The role of stories in organizing has traditionally been
examined within the context of specific organizations, communities of
practice, or social worlds. The study reported here describes the
establishment in West Sweden of a centre for developing methods that allow
for the recognition of prior learning in people seeking employment. In the
report, we highlight the role of stories and storytelling in coordination
and organizing between and among organizations, but also between and among
and social worlds. We refer to such stories as boundary stories, and argue
that they are not only the means for creating a shared understanding and
facilitating joint actions among a number of public and private
organizations, but that they also help to hide potential conflicts,
paradoxes, and contradictions among actors.
Keywords: boundary stories; organizing; coordination; boundary objects; (follow links to similar papers)
23 pages, April 12, 2011
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