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Dr. David M. Boje is internationally recognized as one of the world's top three scholars in organizational storytelling. As a writer, social scientist, and Director of Socio-Economic-Organizational-Development (SEOD) at PerView, Inc., he has revolutionized how we understand narratives, change, and leadership and change in 'Storytelling Organizations'.
Recognizing lifetime contributions to organizational transformation, systems change, and applied storytelling by the Organizational Development and Change Division.
#1,879 in the United States | #3,949 Globally in the 2025 Best Social Sciences and Humanities Scientists (Research.com). Ranked by Discipline H-index among 6,000+ scholars worldwide with D-index of 30+.
Where multiple possibilities exist simultaneously in a superposition of narrative potential.
The living, breathing story before it becomes crystallized into linear narrative (term invented by Boje in 2001).
Transforming traditional capitalism through quantum storytelling into sustainable, ethical business practices.
"David Boje's storytelling imagination burns with the fierce energy of a volcano, generating more insights in a few pages than others display in whole volumes."
— Yiannis Gabriel, University of Bath, UK
"The brothers James would be delighted with Boje's work—James for its weight on narrative, Henry for its pragmatic approach."
— Barbara Czarniawska, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
"Boje brings storytelling to the quantum (or postmodern) era—the era of uncertainty, indeterminacy, and complexity."
— Haridimos Tsoukas, University of Cyprus & University of Warwick, UK
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Education: Ph.D., University of Illinois
Training: 20 years studying Socio-Economic-Approach-to-Management (SEAM) with Henri Savall, Véronique Zardet, Marc Bonett, and Amandine Savall in France. Coaching certificate from Genius Unlocked.
35+ Books | 150+ Journal Articles | 200+ Academic Works
Selected works on storytelling, antenarrative theory, quantum organizational studies, and transformational coaching
Boje, D. M. (1991a). The storytelling organization: A study of story performance in an office supply firm. Administrative Science Quarterly, 36(1), 106–126. Read PDF
Boje, D. M. (1995). Stories of the storytelling organization: A postmodern analysis of Disney as "Tamara-Land." Academy of Management Journal, 38(4), 997–1035. Read PDF
Boje, D. M. (2001). Narrative Methods for Organizational & Communication Research. SAGE. View Book
Boje, D. M. (2008). Storytelling organizations. SAGE. View Book
Boje, D. M. (2014). Storytelling organizational practices: Managing in the quantum age. Routledge. Read PDF
As co-founder with Dr. Grace Ann Rosile, Dr. Boje leads PerView Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to evidence-based science in socio-economic and organizational development.
It is one of the PIllars of GrowthOD Learn More at GrowthOD.org
Annual conference held each December in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Co-sponsored by:
Join Dr. Boje every Tuesday at 1PM Mountain Time for engaging discussions at Enthinkment.com
Dr. Boje's research represents a paradigm shift in how we understand organizational storytelling. His work:
"More than anyone else, David Boje has sensitized us to the importance of narratives, plurivocality, and storytelling in organizations."
— Haridimos Tsoukas