Discourse perspectives on organizational communication / edited by Jolanta Aritz and Robyn C. Walker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Aritz, Jolanta, 1968-

Walker, Robyn.

Series:

Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in communication studies.

Fairleigh Dickinson University Press communication studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in organizations.

Industrial management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Madison, NJ : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Discourse Perspectives in Organizational Communication brings together researchers from the social sciences and humanities to look at discourse and how it shapes organizations and their social actors. Unlike others in the field, this book assumes that language creates and constitutes reality, rather than simply mirroring or describing it. This collection illustrates the variety of organizational phenomena that might be studied and the range of epistemological and methodological approaches that might

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1 Four Propositions toward an Interpretive Theory of the Process of Discursive Reality Constructio; 2 A Politically Attentive Discursive Analysis of Collaborative Talk; 3 Asian Business Discourse(s); 5 Analyzing Political Space through Discourse; 6 The Rhetorical Legitimation of Organizational Exploration and Exploitation Initiatives; 7 Introducing British and Spanish Companies to Investors; 8 Benchmarking Organizational Identity; 9 Narratives of Diversity in the Corporate Boardroom; 10 Going Green; Conclusion; Index; About the Editors and Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-68393-893-3

1-280-65957-2

9786613636508

1-61147-438-8

OCLC:

778339902