Kociatkiewicz, J. orcid.org/0000-0001-6449-1185 and Kostera, M. (1999) Templates of Ideas: The charm of storytelling in academic discourse. Knowledge Transfer, 2 (1). pp. 49-69. ISSN 1463-936X
Abstract
In this text, we argue that the stereotypical, traditional way of academic writing may be disempowering and inhibit the development of new ideas and practices. We characterize the stereotypical template for academic writing, ref ecting on how expression and communication works in relationship to such templates. We illustrate our argument with students’ images of fiction versus academic writing, and an own attempt at “cross-template” translation. The discourse can be enriched, we believe, by colorful, engaging storytelling – a development which is taking place with the growing interest in narrative knowledge.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 1999 Knowledge Transfer. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Knowledge Transfer. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | discourse; storytelling; academic writing; organization theory |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 25 Jul 2016 13:39 |
Last Modified: | 26 Oct 2016 09:50 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:101014 |