| Description |
x, 196 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Management and language : the manager as a practical author / David J. Holman, Richard Thorpe -- Managers as practical authors : everyday conversations for action / John Shotter, Ann L. Cunliffe -- Using narrative and telling stories / David M. Boje -- Full of characters : identity and talk in practical authoring / David J. Holman, Jeff Gold, Richard Thorpe -- Visual media and the construction of meaning / Richard Thorpe, Joep Cornelisson -- The leader as a practical narrator : leadership as the art of translating / Francois Cooren, Gail T. Fairhurst -- The logic of message design in organisational argument / Shirley Willihnganz, Joy L. Hart, Charles A. Willard -- Authoring as a collaborative process thought communication / Stanley Deetz -- Conversations and the authoring of change / Jeffrey D. Ford, Laurie W. Ford -- All in a knot of one anothers' labours : action learning as joint practical authoring/ Mike Pedler -- A critical conversation between author managers and management authors / Dorothy Lander, Craig Prichard. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Management.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Holman, David (David J.)
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Thorpe, Richard, 1951-
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| Cover Title |
Management & language |
| ISBN |
0761969071 |
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076196908X (pbk.) |
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9780761969075 |
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9780857026460 (electronic bk.) |
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