Discourse Perspectives on Organizational Communication

by Artiz, Jolanta; Walker, Robyn C.; Anderson, Donald L.; Aritz, Jolanta; Bargiela-Chiappini, Francessca; Barrett, Micheal; Broome, Lissa L.; Brownwell, Judi; Conley, John; Deetz, Stanely; Fujio, Misa; Heracleous, Loizos; Jameson, Daphne; Krawiec, Kimberly D

• ISBN13: 9781611474374
• ISBN10: 161147437X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-12-19
• Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press

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 be used in discourse analysis techniques.

Author Biography

Jolant Aritz is associate professor of clinical management communication at the Center for Management Communication, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California. Royn C. Walker is associate professor of clinical management communication at the Center for Management Communication, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Four Proposals toward an Interpretive Theory of the Process of Discursive Reality Construction	p. 9
A Politically Attentive Discursive Analysis of Collaborative Talk	p. 33
Asian Business Discourse(s)	p. 59
"Harmonious Disagreement" in Japanese Business Discourse	p. 81
Analyzing Political Space through Discourse: The Case of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Live Fire Zones on the Great Lakes	p. 101
The Rhetorical Legitimation of Organizational Exploration and Exploitation Initiatives	p. 131
Introducing British and Spanish Companies to Investors: Building the Corporate Image through the Chairman's Statement	p. 159
Benchmarking Organizational Identity: How Who "We" Are Emerges in Organizational Change Discourse	p. 179
Narratives of Diversity in the Corporate Boardroom: What Corporate Insiders Say about Why Diversity Matters	p. 201
Going Green: How Organizations Use Narrative to Build Commitment to Environmental Values and Action	p. 225
Conclusion	p. 261
Index	p. 271
About the Editors and Contributors	p. 275
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