... idea of functionalization in the sense of explorations of additional purposes on the other hand. There is hence little surprise that this special issue of the Journal of Organizational Change Management on “Theory as method. Methodological options for organization and management research...

... suggestions for future research. Barth (1956, 1959a , b) disagrees with the structural-functional depiction of the world as divided into separate yet internally coherent “societies”. Instead, he argues, that since individuals form the elementary parts of every social interaction, they will hold...

... of the functioning of these organizations. As a result a multi‐plot and multi‐sourced narrative comprising different aspects of organizational spirituality was compiled. A close reading of this diverse narrative highlighted the typical ways of reasoning and interpretations of reality displayed by interviewees...