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Publication Date: 1989
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The Oral Tradition: Reflections in the Spoken Word.
Polley, Richard Brian
Small Group Behavior, v20 n4 p389-405 Nov 1989
Argues that recited stories provide rich information about organizations, groups, cultures, and reciter. Suggests method for analyzing oral histories and reanalyzes organizational stories from "Administrative Science Quarterly" and versions of the Lewin story about origins of T Groups using this new technique. Suggests possible organizational interventions at levels of myth, legend, and story. (Author/CM)
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Language: English
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