Discourse and Management: Critical Perspectives: 3 (The Palgrave Critical Management Studies Series) - Softcover

Mautner, G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 113730037X ISBN 13: 9781137300379

Publisher: Red Globe Press, 2016

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

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

From the Back Cover

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 113730037X
• ISBN 13: 9781137300379
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 276