Organizational Discourse Quiz

What is the main focus of critical discourse analysis (CDA)?

• Examining the micro-level structure and organization of conversation

• Analyzing the ways in which stories are used in organizations

• Studying the signs and symbols used in organizational discourse

• Exploring how discourse shapes and reproduces power relations in organizations

What does conversation analysis (CA) primarily examine?

• The ways in which language is used to persuade and influence others

• The micro-level structure and organization of conversation

• The use of signs and symbols in organizational discourse

• The structure of organizational stories and narratives

What is the main focus of narrative analysis in organizational discourse?

• Examining the micro-level structure and organization of conversation

• Analyzing the ways in which stories are used in organizations

• Studying the signs and symbols used in organizational discourse

• Exploring how discourse shapes and reproduces power relations in organizations

What does rhetorical analysis primarily examine in organizational discourse?

• The ways in which language is used to persuade and influence others

• The micro-level structure and organization of conversation

• The use of signs and symbols in organizational discourse

• The structure of organizational stories and narratives

What is the main focus of semiotics in organizational discourse?

• Examining the micro-level structure and organization of conversation

• Analyzing the ways in which stories are used in organizations

• Studying the signs and symbols used in organizational discourse

• Exploring how discourse shapes and reproduces power relations in organizations

Which of the following is an example of organizational discourse that can be analyzed?

• Textbooks used in schools

• Recipes in a cookbook

• Songs on a music album

• Annual reports and other corporate documents

What might a CDA scholar analyze in an annual report of a large corporation?

• The ways in which the company constructs its identity and legitimizes its power

• How participants negotiate meaning and take turns in conversation

• The structure of organizational stories and narratives

• The strategies that organizations use to construct arguments and appeal to emotions