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D. Holman and R. Thorpe (eds); Management and Language. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)

By Beech, Nic
Publication: Organization Studies
Date: Sunday, June 1 2003

2002, London: Sage Publications. 196 pages.

[pounds sterling]65, ISBN 0761969071 (hbk); [pounds sterling]21.99, ISBN 076196908X (pbk)

Over the last decade or so there has been a significant increase in the study of language in organization studies. At the same time there has been a trend in Action Research and Mode 2 research towards conducting research that is driven by the needs of managers and organizations and which is focused on being potentially useful to them. One of the perceived barriers to bringing these two lines of research together has been the

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