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Pedagogy and the ‘Linguistic Turn’

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: The appropriation of the ‘linguistic’ turn and the application of social constructionist ideas for research projects situated in organizational contexts and concerned with managerial work has enriched the field's understanding of the complexities of such settings and drawn attention to their processual nature. Using the unifying theory of a semiotic framework, this article argues for a similar appropriation of the ‘linguistic turn’ in teaching projects, to give students of management a theoretically informed access to, and understanding of, this growing literature. Employing the understanding and vocabulary of semiotics as applied to metaphor, discourse and stories, it is demonstrated how semiotic principles can be used to explore the mechanics of meaning making and expose the taken for granted assumptions inherent in this process.

Source: Management Learning

DOI: 10.1177/1350507607073022

Authors: Gill Musson, Laurie Cohen, Susanne Tietze

Institutions: University of Sheffield, Loughborough University, University of Bradford

Language: English

Topic: Management and Organizational Studies

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2080946003

FWCI: 5.815

Cites: 63

Cited by: 27

Related to: 10