A discursive approach to organization development

This article presents a conceptualization of organizational discourse as situated symbolic action that is then illustrated through an analysis of a meeting of senior managers during an organization development intervention. This perspective encourages a more holistic understanding of organizational contexts and offers an actionable framework to help make sense of workplace episodes and choose appropriate interventions. The ways in which action research was conceptualized and applied are also discussed

Action (physics · Action research · Conceptualization · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Intervention (counseling · Knowledge management · Organization development · Organization studies · Pedagogy · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Situated · Sociology · Computer Science · Engineering · Information Systems Theories and Implementation · Management and Organizational Studies · Organizational Learning and Leadership · Psychology

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