Handbook of Management Communication (Handbooks of Applied Linguistics)

Management communication encompasses a wide range of practices that define modern organizations. Those practices are, in many respects, constituted, formed and contextualized by the use of language. This handbook traces the theoretical modelling of these practices by contemporary research. It explores their linguistic features and performance in specific situations of value creation and in various modes. It is a companion for students and scholars of applied linguistics and organizational communication as well as management and strategy research. "Management communication encompasses a wide range of practices that define modern organizations. They are constituted, formed and contextualized by the use of language. This handbook traces the theoretical modelling of those practices and discusses their linguistic features and performance. It is a companion for students and scholars of Applied Linguistics and Organizational Communication as well as Management and Strategy Research."-- Back cover The Handbooks of Applied Linguistics provide a state-of-the-art description of established and emerging areas of Applied Linguistics. Each volume gives an overview of the field, explains the most important traditions and their findings, identifies the gaps in current research, and gives perspectives for future directions.