Appreciating the power of narratives in healthcare: A tool for understanding organizational complexity and values

Handbook of Communication in Organisations and Professions

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 457-480

  Taylor, Amanda C ^a   Karnieli Miller, Orit ^b,c   Inui, Thomas S ^d,e,f   Ivy, Steven ^e,g   Frankel, Richard M ^h,i  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Regenstrief Institute   (United States)

^g INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH   (United States)

^h REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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