Understanding Organizations through Language

Susanne's first degree, an MA in English and German (first class), was awarded by Karl-Ruprechts-Universitaet, Heidelberg (Germany). She worked as a librarian, properties manager for a theatre company and translator before taking up a teaching scholarship awarded by the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (German Academic Exchange Service) in 1989 to teach German at Sheffield City Polytechnic

Introduction Spinning Webs of Meaning Language and Social Reality A Semiological Approach to Meaning Making Understanding Organizations through Metaphor Understanding Organizations through Stories and Narratives Understanding Organizations through Discourse Language, Culture, Meaning Gender and Language Leadership and Language Meaning-Making in the Electronic Age