TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to offer a critical review of the work of Tom Peters.Design/methodology/approach– Notes a degree of narrative experimentation in the works of Tom Peters. Offers a narrative typology to describe this narrative change, suggests a number of reasons for this narrative experimentation and outlines topics for future research in this area.Findings– The paper suggests that Peters' narrative experimentation reflects twin frustrations. Namely Peters' frustration with the short‐term orientations and innate conservatism of the US business élite and peripheralization in Corporate America.Originality/value– The paper proposes an original narrative typology for the examination of Peters' work and suggests directions for future research. VL - 44 IS - 5 SN - 0025-1747 DO - 10.1108/00251740610668905 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/00251740610668905 AU - Collins David AU - Watkins Ceri PY - 2006 Y1 - 2006/01/01 TI - Crazy days call for crazy ways? Narrating Tom Peters T2 - Management Decision PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 658 EP - 673 Y2 - 2024/04/23 ER -