Euphemism, Spin, and the Crisis in Organizational Life
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (946 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1567201245 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In this book about deception and self-deception in and beyond the workplace, Stein portrays a psychological, ethical, cultural, and spiritual crisis that cannot be reduced to a business crisis. He calls for an ethical awakening from our self-deceptions and the social harm we have done in the name of good business, and for direct, honest language that expresses our feelings and intentions.. He shows how the language of economics shrouds loss, dread, rage, despair, and brutality in the guise of rational business necessity. prairie's adaptation to life afterthe Oklahoma City bombingprovide the evidence for his interpretation. Stein shows how the inner experience of downsizing, reengineering, and corporate medicine becomes part of a person's very essence and structure, not some unfor
HOWARD F. A specialist in medical, psychoanalytic, and applied anthropology and related fields ranging from rural health to ethnic studies, Stein has observed first-hand the changes that have taken place in health-care and in various other organizations. Baum, and Michael Diamond forum, 1996) and Prairie Voices: Process Anthropology in Family Medicine (Bergin and Garvey, 1996).. He is a member of numerous professional associations and author or coauthor
Trainers can use it to consider the ways we can positively contribute to our organizations….Just in time for you to prepare for the Millennium. - Training Trends
njbookworm said Shaking the Foundation of Modern Communication. My boss and I were sharing a discussion about "business-ese" and he handed me this book.I'm so grateful that Stein took the time to research this dangerous business communication trend and describe it so eloquently.Here is what I understand the premise to be: We, American business people, are so uncomfortable with the idea of conflict, and so underhanded in