Makes fascinating reading and at the same time provides a good grounding in the study of the language of organizations, both for those who know little of the area and for those who are looking for a comprehensive overview of the field. Overall I would warmly recommend this book as an asset for students and teachers of organizational behaviour and for those with a general interest in the way in which language shapes our lives and work'
- Organization Studies
The book is extremely clear in its explanation of how language works.... The authors treat their...
Makes fascinating reading and at the same time provides a good grounding in the study of the language of organizations, both for those who know little...
It is over twenty years since scholars began to question the adequacy of the extant career theory for illuminating women's lives. Since then the literature has developed apace. This book contributes to these on-going debates. This book is about women's careers, how they think about and enact their working lives, and how these patterns change, or stay the same, over time. It focuses on seventeen women, based in the same northern English city, working in a variety of occupations, who left their organizational positions to set up their own businesses. In the early 90s they participated in a...
It is over twenty years since scholars began to question the adequacy of the extant career theory for illuminating women's lives. Since then the liter...
