A genuine voluntary organisation setting the scene
Introduction
Voluntary organisations
Storytelling in organisational analysis
Storytelling, voluntary organisations and social change
Concluding thoughts
Stories and visions
Something has to be done : creating organisations as a response to social injustice
Introduction
Subversive stories and utopian tales
Creating alternative ideologies
Changing the social landscape
Concluding thoughts
A road from periphery to centre : stories of empowerment
Introduction
Stories of power and powerlessness
Creating possibilities
A road from periphery to centre
Concluding thoughts
From private trouble to public concern : voluntary organisations and social change
Introduction
Visions of society and social change
Creating possibilities
Imaginative variations on the theme of society
Concluding thoughts
Stories and values
Playing pinball with ideas : storytelling and the management of creativity
Introduction
Metaphors of creative organisations
Conceptualising creativity through metaphors
Creation myths and the culture of creativity
Concluding thoughts
The dancer and the dance : storytelling and leadership
Introduction
Stories and the construction of leadership
Leading as storytelling
Storytelling as a function of leadership
Concluding thoughts
Swimming sharks : managing change in voluntary organisations
Introduction
Stories about change in organisations
Storying and decision making
The functions of stories in the management of change
Concluding thoughts
A vehicle for exploring : concluding thoughts
Introduction
Visions : voluntary organisations and social change
Voluntary organisations and empowerment
Values : implications for leadership and management
Final concluding thoughts.
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Stories, visions and values in voluntary organisations by Christina Schwabenland. ISBN 9780754644620. Published by Ashgate in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
