Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-126) and index.

Introduction
Writing about Writing
Writing our Fieldwork
Focus on “Story”
Organization of Chapters The Style and Practice of Our Academic Writing
The Predominant Style of Academic Writing: Unadorned and Disembodied
Experiencing the Practice of Academic Writing
The Style and Practice of Academic Writing: Interested and Persuasive Discourse
Our Writing Task Crafting a Theorized Storyline
Establishing Theorized Storylines Developing the Theorized Storyline
Compelling Beginnings
Novel Use of Methodology
Data-Theory Coupling
Storylines with Field and Theory Complications Characterizing the Storyteller
Storyteller in the Guise of Institutional and Human Scientist
Institutional and Human Storyteller in Relationship to the Studied
Institutional and Human Portrayals as Technically Competent Storyteller
Institutional and Human Scientist as Field Knowledgeable Storyteller Re-Writing the Story
Re-writing the Manuscript Prior to Journal Review
Re-writing the Manuscript During the Journal Review Process
Re-writing the Articulated Theorized Storylines
Reflections on the Re-Written Manuscripts
Conclusion
Concluding Comments Appendix: Articles Used as Illustrations References Index About the Authors

Providing both theoretical and practical guidance for students and researchers who need to transform the massive amounts of data collected through qualitative fieldwork into a coherent manuscript, the Second Edition draws on examples from various publications, including Administrative Science Quarterly and Academy of Management Journal, are used throughout the volume for analysis.