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Nelson Phillips' exciting new text is the first to provide a comprehensive overview and comparison of all the major linguistic methods used in management research, including discourse analysis, rhetorical analysis, narrative analysis, semiotics, and content analysis.
Linguistic Methods in Management Research explores the reasons why linguistic methods have been increasingly adopted, what they do for researchers, and how the main methods/approaches are used in practice. It looks at their shared philosophical foundation and history, and differentiates them from other qualitative methods in terms of application and purpose.
Numerous examples of first-rate research and clear step-by-step instructions on applying these methods make this text ideal for management students of qualitative methods and researchers.
List of contents
1. Introduction
2. Rhetorical Analysis
3. Narrative Analysis
4. Discourse Analysis
5. Semiotics
6. Content Analysis
7. Hermeneutics, Phenomenology, and Ethnomethodology
8. Conclusion
About the author
Nelson Phillips is Professor of Strategy and Organizational Behaviour at Imperial College London. His research interests include various aspects of organization theory, technology strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship, often studied from an institutional theory perspective. He also has an interest in discourse analysis and related textual research methods. He has published numerous academic articles and book chapters including articles in the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Management Science, Sloan Management Review, Organization Science, Journal of Management Studies, Strategic Organization, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, and the Academy of Management Annals. He has also published three books: Discourse Analysis with Cynthia Hardy published in 2002, Power and Organizations with Stewart Clegg and David Courpasson published in 2006, and Technology and Organization with Graham Sewell and Dorothy Griffiths published in 2010. He is currently co-editing a new Handbook of Innovation Management with David Gann and Mark Dodgson, and an RSO volume entitled Religion and Organization with Paul Tracey and Michael Lounsbury.
Summary
Nelson Phillips' exciting new text is the first to provide a comprehensive overview and comparison of all the major linguistic methods used in management research, including discourse analysis, rhetorical analysis, narrative analysis, semiotics and content analysis.
