In the ages of almost instantaneous communication and worldwide travel, communication between individuals of the same culture or different cultures is a daily event. The ability to communicate and do business is essential, a necessity in daily life of many people. As a result, the ability to...

First paragraph: Based on a three-year empirical investigation of an oil refinery, this chapter analyses organisational learning in terms of structuration theory. Structuration is the dynamic process by which an organisation’s rules and resources constrain individuals, while simultaneously...

ENGLISH SUMMARY: Business leaders of today agree that people are the greatest asset of their enterprises, but they struggle to live up to the requirements the knowledge specialists of today dictate. This study investigates the method of storytelling as a leadership tool to engage people in...

This research was initiated in the belief that new product development requires the integration of diverse knowledge located in different units or organizations. In recent decades, evolutionary scholars have emphasized the importance of coherent systems and regional scientists have highlighted...

The question of how organisation leaders can successfully guide people through times ofsignificant change, and thus transform organisations to operate successfully in a changedenvironment, has many potential responses. This thesis examines one possible response,namely storytelling, as a...