Year
2005
Abstract
Stories appear in business management in multiple forms and they fulfill different functions. Theories about them bring at times contradictory, at times complementary, contributions to the understanding of storytelling function and roture and companies. But often underestimate the interpretive autonomy of actors, the importance of the singular context of action and narration and the simultaneous activation of reason and emotions by stories. This article tries to study storytelling as a situated practice rather than stories as static and abstract objects. It refers to Paul Ricoeur’s theory of “plot making” to identify the specific place of storytelling in management control.
LORINO, P. (2005). Contrôle de gestion et mise en intrigue de l’action collective. Revue Française de Gestion, pp. 189-211.