Translating management ideas: a discursive devices analysis

Mueller, Frank and Whittle, Andrea ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0837-7403 2011. Translating management ideas: a discursive devices analysis. Organization Studies 32 (2) , pp. 187-210. 10.1177/0170840610394308

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Abstract

This paper puts forward a discursive devices approach to analysing the linguistic practices involved in the translation of management ideas. The paper draws on empirical data from a study of a quality improvement initiative in a UK public—private partnership. To illustrate our argument, we examine the discursive devices skilfully employed by two change champions during a training session to introduce staff to the new quality regime. Drawing insights from the field of discursive psychology, we analyse how a variety of discursive devices, such as footing, are employed to translate the idea during dialogue between sellers and recipients. We suggest that skilful variation can play a relevant role in the translation of management ideas.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Organizational change; Discourse; Discursive devices; dialogue; Communication; Transfer of ideas; Translation
Publisher:	SAGE
ISSN:	0170-8406
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2022 09:46
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/22156

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