| Author: | Kamoche, K. |
| Title: | Rhetoric, ritualism, and totemism in human resource management |
| Journal: | Human Relations
1995 : APR, VOL. 48:4, p. 367-385 |
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| Freeterms: | PERSONALFÜHRUNG, PHILOSOPHIE, TEAMARBEIT PHILOLOGIE, ORGANISATIONSSOZIOLOGIE |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper posits an interpretative approach to the study of human resource management (HRM) by examining how organizational member construct meanings of HRM in everyday life through ritualistic behaviour and the use of language. A thematic analysis reveals that teamwork is a totemic device created by organizational members in everyday life. Through shifts in language games ranging from theoretic to plain speaking, management uses the totem of teamwork to create and legitimize the desired pattern of power and social relations. |
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