Discourse and Organization
- David Grant - Griffith University, Australia, Griffith Business School, Australia, University of New South Wales, Australia, University of Sydney, Australia, King's College London, UK
- Tom W Keenoy - King's College London, UK
- Cliff Oswick - Cass Business School, UK, Bayes Business School, UK, Sébastien Mena, Hertie School, Germany, Cass Business School, City University of London, UK, City University London, UK, Queen Mary College, University of London, UK, University of Leicester, UK, Kings College, University of London, UK, Westminster University, UK
Management Communication | Organizational Behaviour (General) | Organizational Culture
An introductory chapter examines the role and growing importance of discourse in the study of organizations. It critically evaluates the contributions of various disciplines and defines organizational discourse as a subject area. The chapters in the first section, Talk and Action, explore the relationship between discourse, action and interaction and their impact on organizational structure and behaviour. Stories and Sensemaking focuses on the analytical potential of the `story' as a means of illuminating the ways in which organizational members make sense of their experience of organization.
Discourse and Organization includes contributions which demonstrate the fundamental significance of linguistic uSAGE and discursive construction to the ontologies of `organization'. Finally, a concluding discourse explores the claims and limitations of organizational discourse as a means of enriching our understanding of organization.
