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Preface

Preface This preface is designed first of all to produce some anticipation for what lies within and then to discuss two metatheoretical issues that might serve as connect­ ing schemes for the whole of the work. THE GRAND TOUR The first section of this volume brings together four works and accompanying commentary that examine organizational communication from an interpretive, social constructionist perspective. Stanley Deetz and Dennis Mumby begin the discussion by positing organizationalcontrol as a discursive practice and suggest­ ing that maximizing control rather than maximizing profit has become the end of the multinational, dispersed-ownership corporation.In reclaiming the critical, they argue that such practices necessarily exploit or suppress some and are, therefore, flawed. They flirt with a Habermasian, utopian answer, but in the end settle for Foucault's solution of recurring temporary refurbishment. In her commentary, Beth Haslett adopts a pluralisticposition to point out that managerial control is not that effective and that the organization is the site of many voices. Cynthia Stohl and Patty Sotirin work a specific example of the discursivepracticesof control and show how critical analysis can be of benefit. H. L. Goodall, Jr., develops the importanceof settings and props for understandingthe performancesthat material­ ize an organization's culture. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annals of the International Communication Association Taylor & Francis

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This preface is designed first of all to produce some anticipation for what lies within and then to discuss two metatheoretical issues that might serve as connect­ ing schemes for the whole of the work. THE GRAND TOUR The first section of this volume brings together four works and accompanying commentary that examine organizational communication from an interpretive, social constructionist perspective. Stanley Deetz and Dennis Mumby begin the discussion by positing organizationalcontrol...
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Taylor & Francis
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© 1990 Taylor and Francis Group LLC
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2380-8977
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2380-8985
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10.1080/23808985.1990.11679233
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Abstract

This preface is designed first of all to produce some anticipation for what lies within and then to discuss two metatheoretical issues that might serve as connect­ ing schemes for the whole of the work. THE GRAND TOUR The first section of this volume brings together four works and accompanying commentary that examine organizational communication from an interpretive, social constructionist perspective. Stanley Deetz and Dennis Mumby begin the discussion by positing organizationalcontrol as a discursive practice and suggest­ ing that maximizing control rather than maximizing profit has become the end of the multinational, dispersed-ownership corporation.In reclaiming the critical, they argue that such practices necessarily exploit or suppress some and are, therefore, flawed. They flirt with a Habermasian, utopian answer, but in the end settle for Foucault's solution of recurring temporary refurbishment. In her commentary, Beth Haslett adopts a pluralisticposition to point out that managerial control is not that effective and that the organization is the site of many voices. Cynthia Stohl and Patty Sotirin work a specific example of the discursivepracticesof control and show how critical analysis can be of benefit. H. L. Goodall, Jr., develops the importanceof settings and props for understandingthe performancesthat material­ ize an organization's culture.

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Annals of the International Communication Association – Taylor & Francis

Published: Jan 1, 1990

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