The next level concerns the point of view or focalization (Bal, 1985) with which the events in the fabula are perceived and narrated. This is the level at which narrative voice and evalua- tive context enter into narrative structure. Focalization inherently introduces subjectivity. To the extent that we strive for objectivity, focalization is a threat to validity, because it is a selective, value-laden rendering of events. In a hiring process, for example, the perspective of the new employee might be very different from that of the human resources department or the hiring manager. As in Brown's (1998) implementation project, one would expect these stories to differ even though they are recounting the same un- derlying events. Of course, researchers also fo- calize subjects when choosing what to measure and what to report.