The cedar closet1

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Disenchanted with traditional portrayals of organizational life, the author uses ethnographic fiction to highlight the background and personalities involved in significant changes undertaken at one institution. Explored are the conflicts and personal struggles related to a university's addition of a sexual orientation clause to its statement of nondiscrimination. Three points are stressed throughout this article: (1) the conflicting nature of reality, (2) the manner in which change takes place, and (3) the ways organizational change might be interpreted. In addressing these points, the author raises questions about standard research writing practices. Instead of evaluating research on the basis of validity or trustworthiness, a reader might ask the following questions: What is learned from the text? Are the characters believable? Are there lessons to be learned from the text for my own life? Is the situation plausible? Where does the author fit in the formation of the text? What other interpretations exist? And finally, has the text enabled me to reflect on my own life and work? State University does not discriminate against any person because of age, ancestry, color, disability, or handicap, national origin, race, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status.

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