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Our purpose:

Researchers, practitioners, customers and other stakeholders write much about the different disciplines and arenas of business (and we rarely all agree about anything). A lot of this writing, especially academic or managerial, includes exclusionary jargon and dry, unwieldly prose based on excessively conservative style (yes, it is still replete with third person passive writing). We created this site because we think people can and should be open to alternative ways of communicating, whether in business schools, commercial organisations (though the two seem to have fewer differences and more similarities in ethos every year) or the non-profit sector. A small group of academics started to experiment with different types of creative writing at the University of Adelaide Business School and this webpage was the most recent result.

We hope you will have a look at some of the work here and welcome your constructive comments. It would also be great to receive submissions from other people. If you have any type of writing that you would like to share, please forward it to us. Shorter forms can be accommodated easily, longer ones may be included as linked documents. Our aim is to be as inclusive as possible; we look forward to reading all types of writing: poetry and prose; short-stories and novellas; scripts and speeches; dialogue and monologue; comedy and tragedy; songs and satire; reflections and blogs; biography and autobiography; sketches and comic strips (and anything else).

We are also developing an annotated bibliography. This is a list of publications and sources that you have found inspiring, interesting, insightful and/or useful. This will start as an alphabetical list of sources that include full bibliographic details to help readers find the source. Our moderators will help with format here, if you are unsure how. The ‘annotated’ element refers to a brief note (a short paragraph only) explaining what you like about the source. This is not a summary, but your personal ‘take’ on the writing. Some sources may also have short abstracts that can be included. You can find the page here: Annotated Bibliography

New contributions can be personalised or anonymous, but submissions must include your name and contact email (these details will not be published, unless you request them to be). No abusive comments will be accepted, but constructive criticism and disagreement are welcome. The website moderators reserve the right to refuse contributions.

In addition to specific creative contributions and the annotated bibliography, we will share an occasional blog page, with further thoughts, reflections and personal observations about business education, research and theory – these will necessarily reflect the author’s subjectivist experience and partiality. These are shared under the name of the grumpy poet (the name should give a clue regarding tone and content): Grumpy Poet Blogs

Please see our Information for contributors page for guidance on submissions.