Displaying competence in organizations [Elektronisk resurs] Discourse perspectives / Edited by Katja Pelsmaekers [et al.].

• List Of Contributors Acknowledgements Discourse Perspectives on Competence in Organizations-- T.Van Hout, K.Pelsmaekers, P.Heynderickx & C.Rollo 'Taking Ownership': Language and Ethnicity in the Job Interview-- C.Roberts Equality for Those Who are Competent. Discourses on Competencies, Diversity and Equality in the Public Sector-- S.Scheepers The Language of Power. An Analysis of a Corpus of CEO Letters-- B.Hendriks & M.Van Mulken The Successful 2008 Presidential Candidate: How Political Weblogs Have Contributed in Shaping the American Electorate's Preferences-- G.Riboni The Representation of Competence in Newspaper Interviews. A Linguistic-Pragmatic Discourse Analysis of the (Self-)Representation of Journalists and Politicians in Written Interviews-- M.Temmerman Competence on Display: Crafting Stories During Newsroom Editorial Conferences-- T.Van Hout & E.Van Praet Interpreting Competence: Nursing Staff and Family Members as Ad-Hoc Interpreters in Hospitals-- B.Pawlack The Discursive Construal of Purpose by Means of Competence in German and English Corporate Mission Statements-- B.Meex & H.Verplaetse 'Adam Smith for Diocesan Missioner': Legitimation in Religious Discourse-- G.Mautner References Index.

• Competence encompasses or overlaps with notions of efficiency, success, accountability, excellence and self-justification. This collection explores ways in which individuals, teams or groups in organizations discursively present themselves as competent to perform tasks or functions, possibly at a superior level. -- Competence encompasses or overlaps with notions of efficiency, success, accountability, excellence and self-justification. The contributors explore ways in which individuals, teams or groups in organizations discursively present themselves as competent, i.e. as having the ability and willingness to perform tasks or functions, possibly at a superior level. The chapters offer analyses of displays of competence based on the idea that such displays are extensively signaled and encoded in organizational discourse. This collection of research papers is characterized by an empirical approach to socially situated instances of text and talk that is analytically concerned with describing patterns, regularities and implicit meanings as they are manifested in the organizational practices that agents, groups and communities engage in. A wide spectrum of organizational settings is discussed including management, education, gate-keeping and service encounters in a variety of institutions and organizations. This is studied through a range of different media such as face-to-face interaction, print media and a variety of digital media. 

Ämnesord

Organizational effectiveness.  (LCSH)

Communication in organizations.  (LCSH)

Performance.  (LCSH)

Discourse analysis.  (LCSH)

Success in business.  (LCSH)

Competence and performance (Linguistics).  (LCSH)

Employee motivation.  (LCSH)

Business and Management.  (eflch)

Klassifikation

BUS (ämneskategori)

658.401 (DDC)

Qbab (kssb/8 (machine generated))