COMM 444 - Narratives in Organizations

Units: 3

Develops understanding of the role of narratives in contemporary workplaces and cultivates narrative appreciation. Students gain familiarity with concepts from organizational narratology such as action, motivation and morality; sequence and locale; character and identity; interest and memory; complexity and control; point of view and verisimilitude, and aesthetics. Students construct their own narratives describing organizational experience, analyze narratives, improve storytelling ability, and apply their knowledge of narratives to improve communication in organizations.