Discourse and Management: Critical Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9781137300379 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 280 str.

Gerlinde Mautner

Opis

An upper level student text written by a leading international scholar that provides an overview of critical discourse analysis in relation to communication in organisations.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. The wood and the trees: Introducing discourse 2. Keep your distance: Doing discourse from a critical perspective 3. Untangling the web: Dealing with language data 4. The devil is in the detail: Language and itsmeaning-making resources 5. Might is right: Language and power 6. Who do you think you are? Language and identity 7. Siren voices: Language and persuasion 8. Mind the gap: A critical appraisal of critical approaches to discourse Conclusion.

O autorze

Gerlinde Mautner is Professor of English Business Communication at WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria) as well as Honorary Visiting Professor at Cass Business School, City University London, UK. 

Blurb

Discourse and Management offers a unique combination of discourse analysis and critical management studies.

Presenting a fresh perspective on organizational discourse, this book twins theoretical insight with hands-on advice on tackling methodological challenges. Packed with real-life examples and case studies, it explains how a critical, language-centred approach can help to explore issues such as identity, persuasion and power. It encourages critical engagement with theories, methods and concepts, providing practical tools for research projects and adaptable skills for self-reflection.

• Accessibly written and clearly structured.
• Assumes no prior knowledge of linguistics or discourse studies.
• Introduces key concepts and methodological tools for approaching discourse analysis from a critical perspective.

This is the perfect resource for advanced undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students of organization and management, as well as researchers interested in adding critical discourse analysis to their repertoire of methods.