Implications of Tamara-Land Consciousnesses Discourses for Organization Culture Studies

It is impossible for a play that is performed in-theatre and with
a sedentary audience to have multiple scenes transpiring simultaneously.
In contrast, in the Tamara-Land plays, scenes are played on multiple stages
with the audience moving freely between rooms, selecting acts that are
of interest to them, and chatting with passers-by in corridors to catch
up on missed expository. Most organizational cultures typify Tamara-
Land scenarios. In other words, discourses occur in multiple settings
and with multiple audiences making it impossible to witness and/or
participate in polyphonic conversations. The crux of this paper contends
that organizational behaviour can be understood through storytelling
venues in order to discover and uncover simultaneity. However, to date,
a framework for understanding the infinite permutations that lead to these
parallel discourses has been underdeveloped. This paper utilizes a model
comprised of four ‘love systems’, seven differing antenarratives, and four
forms of consciousness. It updates prior works describing Tamara-Land
and antenarrative processes. Because of the model’s complexity, two case
studies will be provided to aid in its understanding.