Language and culture at work

• Verfasst von: Schnurr, Stephanie [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Zaytseva, Olga [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Language and culture at work
• Verf.angabe: Stephanie Schnurr, Olga Zayts
• Verlagsort: London ; New York
• Verlag: Routledge Taylor and Francis Group
• Jahr: 2017
• Umfang: viii, 158 Seiten
• Fussnoten: "The idea for this book was developed during the conference of the International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication (IALIC) in Hong Kong in 2013, where we presented the theoretical framework on which the various chapters are based."
• ISBN: 978-1-138-68849-0
• ISBN: 978-1-138-68847-6
• Schlagwörter: (s)Unternehmen / (s)Kommunikation / (s)Kultur / (s)Diskursanalyse
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Schnurr, Stephanie, 1975 - : Language and culture at work. - London : Routledge, 2017. - 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 158 Seiten)
• RVK-Notation: AP 14350
• RVK-Notation: ES 155
• K10plus-PPN: 881712884

Abstract

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of tables and figures -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Language and culture at work. An introduction -- Introduction -- So, what is 'culture'? -- Researching 'culture' at work -- Our corpus -- Brief outline of the book -- 2 Making it work. Negotiating face and politeness at work -- Introduction -- Face and politeness and first-order notions of culture -- Face and politeness at work -- Face and politeness and second-order culture in action -- Discussion -- 3 The complexities of decision making. A question of culture1? -- Introduction -- Decision making and 'culture' - a brief look at the literature -- Decision making in action -- Discussion -- 4 Leadership. A 'cultural' activity? -- Introduction -- Conceptualising leadership -- Leadership and 'culture' -- Leadership in action -- Discussion -- 5 Moving beyond stereotypes. Constructing and negotiating identities at work -- Introduction -- Constructing and negotiating identities -- Mobilising cultural1 categories when constructing identities -- Mobilising company membership as an important aspect of professional identity -- Orienting to the interactional context -- Discussion -- 6 Gender. The interplay between the 'local' and the 'global' -- Introduction -- What is gender and why is it relevant at work? -- Local practices -- Discussion -- 7 Work-life balance. Juggling different expectations -- Introduction -- Issues of work-life balance in Hong Kong -- The (perceived) role of culture1 -- Interactional evidence of work-life balance issues -- Actively negotiating work-life balance. A case study -- Discussion -- 8 Understanding language and 'culture' at work. Taking stock and looking ahead -- Introduction -- Taking stock -- Looking ahead -- Appendix -- Index