A volume in Qualitative Organization ResearchSeries Editor(s): Jean M. Bartunek, Boston College; Kimberly D. Elsbach, University of California - Davis and John A. Wagner, Michigan State UniversityOver the past ten years, the Davis Conference on Qualitative Research hasbecome the world's leading conference for qualitative researchers inorganizational studies. The authors of the "Best Presentation Awards" at the Davis Conference from the past fouryears have contributed chapters to this volume. These papers cover topics ranging from organizational namechanges and organizational afterlife, to the use of written letters to build relationships and the use of a "creativefoil" to improve one's leadership image. Yet all of these papers are similar in that they benefited from thecommunity of over 100 scholars developed through the Davis Conference, and represent qualitative research atits very best.

A volume in Qualitative Organization ResearchSeries Editor(s): Jean M. Bartunek, Boston College; Kimberly D. Elsbach, University of California - Davis and John A. Wagner, Michigan State UniversityOver the past ten years, the Davis Conference on Qualitative Research hasbecome the world's leading conference for qualitative researchers inorganizational studies. The authors of the "Best Presentation Awards" at the Davis Conference from the past fouryears have contributed chapters to this volume. These papers cover topics ranging from organizational namechanges and organizational afterlife, to the use of written letters to build relationships and the use of a "creativefoil" to improve one's leadership image. Yet all of these papers are similar in that they benefited from thecommunity of over 100 scholars developed through the Davis Conference, and represent qualitative research atits very best.