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Language and Communication at work: Discourse, Narrativity and Organizing. Perspectives on Process Organization Studies - Vol 4

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  • François Cooren

    (UdeM - Université de Montréal)

  • Eero Vaara

    (Hanken School of Economics - Hanken School of Economics, EM - EMLyon Business School)

  • Ann Langley

    (HEC Montréal - HEC Montréal)

  • Haridimos Tsoukas

    (University of Cyprus = Université de Chypre, WBS - Warwick Business School - University of Warwick [Coventry])

Abstract

With the growing influence of discursive and narrative perspectives on organizing, organizational scholars are focusing increasing attention on the constitutive role that language and communication play in organizational processes. This view conceptualizes language and communication as bringing organization into being in every instant and is therefore inherently sympathetic to a process perspective. However, our understanding of the role of language in unfolding organizational processes and as a part of organizational action is still limited. This volume brings together empirical and/or conceptual contributions from leading scholars in organization and communication to develop understanding of language and communication as constitutive of work, and also analyze how language and communication actually work to achieve influence in the context of organizations. It aims to elucidate the role language, communication, and narrativity play as part of strategic and institutional work in and around organizational phenomena. In keeping with the preceding volumes in the Perspectives on Process Organization Studies series, this collection demonstrates why we need to start thinking processually and offers a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to studying these 'works in process' that we call organizations, companies, businesses, institutions, communities, associations, or NGOs.

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  • François Cooren & Eero Vaara & Ann Langley & Haridimos Tsoukas, 2014. "Language and Communication at work: Discourse, Narrativity and Organizing. Perspectives on Process Organization Studies - Vol 4," Post-Print hal-02298202, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02298202
    DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198703082.001.0001
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    1. Sorsa, Virpi & Merkkiniemi, Heini & Endrissat, Nada & Islam, Gazi, 2018. "Little less conversation, little more action: Musical intervention as aesthetic material communication," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 85(C), pages 365-374.
    2. Virpi Sorsa & Heini Merkkiniemi & Nada Endrissat & Gazi Islam, 2018. "Little less conversation, little more action: Musical intervention as aesthetic material communication," Grenoble Ecole de Management (Post-Print) halshs-01959027, HAL.
    3. Virpi Sorsa & Heini Merkkiniemi & Nada Endrissat & Gazi Islam, 2018. "Little less conversation, little more action: Musical intervention as aesthetic material communication," Post-Print halshs-01959027, HAL.
    4. Morgane Le Breton & Franck Aggeri, 2018. "Counting before acting? The performativity of carbon accounting called into question - Calculation acts and dispositifs in a big French construction company," Post-Print hal-01866971, HAL.

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