Discourse Analysis: Investigating Processes of Social Construction is the first book to provide a concise, straightforward guide for students and researchers who are interested in understanding and using discourse analysis. The authors reflect on the practice of analyzing discourse and the potential for revealing the processes of social construction that constitute social and organizational life. Addressed to graduate students, academics, and experienced researchers, this ...

Across the social sciences, scholars are increasingly showing how people 'work' to construct organizational life, including the rules and routines that shape and enable organizational activity, the identities of people who occupy organizations, and the societal norms and assumptions that provide the context for organizational action. The idea of work emphasizes the ways in which people and groups engage in purposeful, reflexive efforts rooted in an awareness of organizational life as const...

Both history and current events attest to the continued significance of religion in society. Despite the role and importance of the institution of religion, and the profound influence that religious organizations continue to exert, it occupies a curiously marginal place in organization theory. At the same time, organization theory has been criticized for its narrow focus on corporations and there have been calls to study a much broader range of organizational forms (e.g., Bamberger and Pra...

The Oxford Handbook of Innovation Management offers a comprehensive and timely analysis of the nature and importance of innovation and the strategies and practices that can be used to improve organizational benefits from innovation. Innovation is centrally important for business and national competitiveness, and for the quality and standard of living around the world, but it does not happen by itself. For innovation to succeed, it needs to be properly managed. With contributions f...

Political, intellectual, and academic discourse in the United States has been awash in political correctness, which has itself been berated and defended -- yet little understood. As a corrective, Nelson and Greene look at a more general process: adopting political positions to enhance one's reputation for trustworthiness both to others and to oneself.Phillip Nelson and Kenneth Greene are Professors of Economics in the Department of Economics at the State University of New York, Bin...

"A marvelous addition to the literature on both organizations and power. It is well-grounded in the research on these topics and especially the wide-range of relevant theorizing... The book is terrific at bringing together theory, research and the world of organizations."- George Ritzer, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland"This book tirelessly illuminates the nooks and crannies of the power literature...taking readers on an au...

One of the most explosive and hidden secrets in U.S. history – one that has never been previously told, Remember the Liberty explores how a sitting U.S. president collaborated with Israeli leaders in the fomentation of a war between them and their Arab neighbors. A war that would ensure a victory for Israel, and include the acquisition of additional land. This book will finally identify the real cause of the vicious attack on a U.S. Naval ship. After the botched plan was executed,...

Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles at a great value, available now! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith.AMISH COUNTRY KIDNAPPINGby Mary AlfordFor Amish widow Rachel Albrecht, waking up to a man trying to kidnap her is terrifying—but not as much as discovering he’s already taken her teenaged sister. But when her first love, Englischer deputy Noah Warren, rescues her, can they manage to keep her and her sister alive?

In the heart of London's glittering society, a man known only as "Nobody" emerges from the shadows. With a past shrouded in mystery and a keen eye for deception, he becomes an enigmatic figure, manipulating the lives of the elite. As Nobody's influence grows, so does the danger surrounding him. A beautiful woman with a hidden agenda, a ruthless criminal mastermind, and a government agent on his trail all converge in a deadly game of cat and mouse. With each move, Nobody's true identity and...

The Word of Promise™ The Easter Story allows the listener to experience the sacrifice and triumph of our Savior.It includes a harmonized portrayal of the Gospel story with an inspiring music bed.The cast includes:Jim Caviezel - JesusLouis Gossett, Jr. - JohnJohn Heard - MatthewChris McDonald - LukeLou Diamond Phillips - Mark

THE FINAL CHAPTER IN THE STORY OF SARA PEZZINI! During her twenty years as Bearer of the Witchblade, Sara Pezzini has traveled the globe to do battle with just about every form of evil under the sun. When a powerful collector of the supernatural offers Sara a job, though, she finds herself called back to where it all began: New York City. If things seem too good to be true, however, it 's because they are. Looming over this new opportunity is the cold, hard fact that nothing lasts forever,...

In the Civil War era, Americans nearly unanimously accepted that humans battled in a cosmic contest between good and evil and that God was directing history toward its end. The concept of God's Providence and of millennialism -- Christian anticipations of the end of the world -- dominated religious thought in the nineteenth century. During the tumultuous years immediately prior to, during, and after the war, these ideas took on a greater importance as Americans struggled with the unprecede...