Language and organizations

Phillips, Nelson and Di Domenico, MariaLaura (2008). Language and organizations. In: Bailey, J. and Clegg, S. eds. International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies. London, UK: Sage.

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[About the book]:

The International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies is a definitive description of the field, spanning individual, organizational, societal, and cultural perspective in a cross-disciplinary manner. Editors Stewart R. Clegg and James R. Bailey have sought to capture much of the cutting-edge thinking that characterizes the best scholarship internationally. The Encyclopedia is thoroughly cross-referenced and entries are based around a series of broad themes.

Key Features

- Offers a comprehensive overview of many of the major ideas, concepts, terms, and approaches that characterise this diverse field of organization studies

- Illustrates the fluidity, dynamism, and innovation that now occur in organization studies-internationally

- Brings together a team of international contributors from the fields of: Management, Psychology, Sociology, Communications, Education, Political Science, Public Administration, Anthropology, Law and other related areas.

- Examines how organizations are devices for structuring life and lives are structured by organizations

Key themes include organization;

Careers
Struture
Design
Communications
Cultures
Diversity
Innovation
Change
Strategy
Power
Leadership
Learning
Knowledge
Ethics
Theory
Research
Conflict
Politics

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  • 25131
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  • Book Section
  • ISBN
  • 1-4129-1515-5, 978-1-4129-1515-1
  • Academic Unit or School
  • Faculty of Business and Law (FBL)
  • Copyright Holders
  • © 2008 Sage Publications
  • Depositing User
  • MariaLaura Di Domenico
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