Search Results - subject:"discourse analysis"

Mindfulness meditation: Do-it-yourself medicalization of every moment

Barker, Kristin K. - In: Social Science & Medicine 106 (2014) C, pp. 168-176

This paper examines mindfulness as a popular and paradigmatic alternative healing practice within the context of contemporary medicalization trends. In recognition of the increasingly influential role popular media play in shaping ideas about illness and healing, what follows is a discursive...

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The balanced scorecard and the construction of a management control discourse

Seal, Will; Ye, Linna - In: Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change 10 (2014) 4, pp. 466-485

paper lies in its application of pragmatic constructivism and critical discourse analysis to interpret and explain the …

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Ontological realism, concepts and classification in molecular biology : Development and application of the gene ontology

Mayor, Charlie; Robinson, Lyn - In: Journal of Documentation 70 (2014) 1, pp. 173-193

analysis, content analysis and discourse analysis. These analyses focus on details of the ways in which the terms of the …

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How well are water companies engaged in CSR? A critical cross-geographical discourse analysis

Marie Lauesen, Linne - In: Social Responsibility Journal 10 (2014) 1, pp. 115-136

. Design/methodology/approach – The paper shows a qualitatively, ethnographic investigation and discourse analysis of … limitations towards the discourse analysis, which in Denmark was possible to conduct from both oral texts such as interviews … sector across nations, cultures, political and market economical spheres. It shows through the discourse analysis of …

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Corporate sustainability discourses in a Brazilian business magazine

Franca Barros, Denise; Felipe Rammelt Sauerbronn, Joao; … - In: Social Responsibility Journal 10 (2014) 1, pp. 4-20

were analyzed using discourse analysis. Findings – The authors consider that the “evolution” promoted in this particular …

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People with multimorbidity: forgotten outsiders or dynamic self-managers?

Hujala, Anneli; Rijken, Mieke; Laulainen, Sanna; … - In: Journal of Health Organization and Management 28 (2014) 5, pp. 696-712

analysed by critically oriented discourse analysis. The interpretations of the findings draw on the agency theories and …

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Trouble with tacit: developing a new perspective and approach

Crane, Lesley; Bontis, Nick - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 18 (2014) 6, pp. 1127-1140

Purpose – The purpose of this viewpoint paper is to question the widely adopted tacit-explicit distinction of knowledge, arguing that this is based on a misappraisal of the original source of the “tacit” phenomenon. Design/methodology/approach – It is argued that Michael Polanyi’s...

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Engaging with a Laclau & Mouffe informed discourse analysis: a proposed framework

Walton, Sara; Boon, Bronwyn - In: Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: … 9 (2014) 4, pp. 351-370

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an analytical method through which a political analysis of intra and inter-organizational conflicts may be conducted. Design/methodology/approach – The iterative method of data analysis the paper presents is based on a consolidation of work...

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Bridging the gaps between e-government practice and research : A meta-study for policy development

Kromidha, Endrit; Cordoba-Pachon, Jose-Rodrigo - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 27 (2014) 1, pp. 66-84

Purpose – This study aims to map the dynamics of e-government rhetoric through a discourse analysis. The discussion and …

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The second generation of ecological economics : how far has the apple fallen from the tree?

Plumecocq, Gaël - In: Ecological economics : the transdisciplinary journal of … 107 (2014), pp. 457-468

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