Narrative and Innovation: New Ideas for Business Administration, Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship (Management – Culture – Interpretation)

The editors bring two terms, narrative and innovation, together in an interdisciplinary and interactive way. Narratives are ubiquitous and hold the potential to indicate future changes in politics, economies and markets. As "stressors" and stabilizers in organizations, narratives and changes in the consensus narrative indicate the need for strategic change or organizational stasis and may be utilized as a source for early recognition in strategic management. The use of narratives in management, however, makes it necessary to adopt a new perspective. This volume offers a polyphonic forum for the development of an interpretive approach towards business administration, strategic management, and entrepreneurship, by introducing instruments of semiotics, linguistics, narratology, and others. This compilation, therefore, presents a comprehensive overview of scientific and industrial perspectives beyond the mainstream. Content · Innovation · Narratology · Strategic Management · Entrepreneurship · Early Recognition Target groups · Lectures and students of economic and social sciences, cultural studies and philology · Leaders from business, politics and government Editors Dr. Andreas P. Müller is Professor of Intercultural Communication and Intercultural Management at Karlshochschule. He is Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration and Management. Dr. Lutz Becker is Professor of Management and Leadership at Karlshochschule International University, Karlsruhe, Germany, teaching and researching in the areas "Strategic Leadership", "International Management" and "Change & Innovation" The editors bring two terms, narrative and innovation, together in an interdisciplinary and interactive way. Narratives are ubiquitous and hold the potential to indicate future changes in politics, economies and markets. As stressors and stabilizers in organizations, narratives and changes in the consensus narrative indicate the need for strategic change or organizational stasis and may be utilized as a source for early recognition in strategic management. The use of narratives in management, however, makes it necessary to adopt a new perspective. This volume offers a polyphonic forum for the development of an interpretive approach towards business administration, strategic management, and entrepreneurship, by introducing instruments of semiotics, linguistics, narratology, and others. This compilation, therefore, presents a comprehensive overview of scientific and industrial perspectives beyond the mainstream. Content· Innovation· Narratology· Strategic Management· Entrepreneurship· Early Recognition Target groups· Lectures and students of economic and social sciences, cultural studies and philology· Leaders from business, politics and government. Editors Dr. Andreas P. Müller is Professor of Intercultural Communication and Intercultural Management at Karlshochschule. He is Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration and Management. Dr. Lutz Becker is Professor of Management and Leadership at Karlshochschule International University, Karlsruhe, Germany, teaching and researching in the areas Strategic Leadershipʺ, International Management and Change & Innovation Theoretical approach -- Narrative & innovation -- Lutz Becker, Andreas P. Müller Organizational perception and cultural orientation: a context-based approach to corporate foresight -- Roland Hergert Interview: fashion, innovation and science -- Alfred Kieser, Suleika Bort Collaborative narrative innovation a case of public innovation in Denmark -- Anne Reff Pedersen Back forwards -- Dialogue and innovation world café as a contemporary format for dealing with questions that matter -- Thomas Klug Practical approach -- The tales of institutional entrepreneurs -- Barbara Czarniawska Resolving collective disputes in Poland: a narrative perspective -- Leszek Cichobłaziński Tangible business model sketches to facilitate intersubjectivity and creativity in innovation encounters -- Robb Mitchell How innovations become successful through stories -- Michael Müller Interview: narratives of unity and identity in ambiguous environments - a case of internal business communication -- Florian Menz Life and innovation - A practitioner's narrative -- Philippe Rixhon Intercultural awareness in business and literary works -- Kinuyo Shimizu Beatles & Co: creativity as an emergent phenomenon -- Stephan Sonnenburg From storytelling to story creation by the use of systemic meetings - The Swedish case -- Umair Khalid Khan, Hans Sarv Outlook -- Riding dead horses -- Andreas Zeuch Anticipation: a bridge between narration and innovation -- Mihai Nadin. Front Matter....Pages 1-8 Front Matter....Pages 9-9 Narrative & Innovation....Pages 11-29 Organizational Perception and Cultural Orientation: A Context-Based Approach to Corporate Foresight....Pages 31-46 Interview: Fashion, Innovation and Science....Pages 47-55 Collaborative Narrative Innovation A Case of Public Innovation in Denmark....Pages 57-65 Front Matter....Pages 67-67 Dialogue and Innovation World Café as a Contemporary Format for Dealing with Questions that Matter....Pages 69-86 Front Matter....Pages 87-87 The Tales of Institutional Entrepreneurs....Pages 89-117 Resolving Collective Disputes in Poland: A Narrative Perspective....Pages 119-129 Tangible Business Model Sketches to Facilitate Intersubjectivity and Creativity in Innovation Encounters....Pages 131-138 How Innovations Become Successful through Stories....Pages 139-149 Interview: Narratives of Unity and Identity in Ambiguous Environments – A Case of Internal Business Communication....Pages 151-156 Life and Innovation – A Practitioner’s Narrative....Pages 157-172 Intercultural Awareness in Business and Literary Works....Pages 173-177 Beatles & Co: Creativity as an Emergent Phenomenon....Pages 179-198 From Storytelling to Story Creation by the Use of Systemic Meetings – The Swedish Case....Pages 199-223 Front Matter....Pages 225-225 Riding Dead Horses....Pages 227-237 Anticipation: A Bridge between Narration and Innovation....Pages 239-263 Back Matter....Pages 265-274