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Constructing Organizational Discourse. A Symbolic Action In Improving Work

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  • Alexandra GALBIN

    (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Department of Sociology and Social Work, Iasi, Romania)

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Social constructionism, a postmodern approach with epistemological assumptions, brings new resources for organizational interventions. A key element in organizational development, the discourse plays an important role in fashioning the future of this. This article presents the organizational discourse as a symbolic action in which discourse influence behavior of members and reinforces mindsets. Discourse shapes the relations between individuals, and creates mental frames. Create change by changing the discourse generates fresh new possibilities and innovative forms to look at a situation. Constructing a positive organizational discourse offers a great potential for social change and address challenges and advances thinking in the organizational field.

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  • Alexandra GALBIN, 2015. "Constructing Organizational Discourse. A Symbolic Action In Improving Work," SEA - Practical Application of Science, Romanian Foundation for Business Intelligence, Editorial Department, issue 7, pages 247-250, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:cmj:seapas:y:2015:i:7:p:247-250
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    1. Mazur Karolina, 2019. "Symbolic action and organizational resources acquisition and exploitation," Management, Sciendo, vol. 23(2), pages 32-48, December.

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    Discourse; Organizational change; Social constructionism;
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