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In this study, Jim Henry analyzes eighty-three workplace writing ethnographies composed over seven years in a variety of organizations. He views the findings as so many shards in an archaeology on professional writing at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

These ethnographies were composed by ...

In this study, Jim Henry analyzes eighty-three workplace writing ethnographies composed over seven years in a variety of organizations. He views the findings as so many shards in an archaeology on professional writing at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

These ethnographies were composed by either practicing or aspiring writers participating in a Master's program in professional writing and editing. Henry solicited the writers' participation in "informed intersubjective research" focused on issues and questions of their own determination. Most writers studied their own workplace, composing "auto-ethnographies" that problematize these workplaces' local cultures even as they depict writing practices within them.

Henry establishes links between current professional writing practices and composition instruction as both were shaped by national economic development and local postsecondary reorganization throughout the twentieth century. He insists that if we accept basic principles of social constructionism, the text demonstrates ways in which writers "write" workplace cultures to produce goods and services whose effects go far beyond the immediate needs of their clients.

Business takes place in an increasingly global environment, where business, governments and civil society interact across diverse political systems and cultures. From third world sweatshops to restrictions on tobacco advertising, this creates particular tensions and dilemmas encountered in doing ...

Business takes place in an increasingly global environment, where business, governments and civil society interact across diverse political systems and cultures. From third world sweatshops to restrictions on tobacco advertising, this creates particular tensions and dilemmas encountered in doing business across political and cultural boundaries. Most current texts on business ethics fail to bridge the gap between ethical theory, business management and international public policy. This innovative textbook provides a topical and relevant analysis of the ethical dimensions of doing business in a global political economy. From a starting point of applied ethics, the book introduces a common set of normative terms and analytical tools for examining and discussing real case scenarios. The case scenarios are taken from actual news articles drawn from the business media, illustrating the reality of ethical decision-making in a genuine corporate context. The central focus lies with how to make and explain `best choice' judgements in international business situations. Anyone with an interest in the ethical implications of international business, or the business implications of corporate responsibility in the global market will find this book a thought-provoking yet balanced analysis. Clearly written, with extensive real world examples, this book will be the textbook of choice in this challenging field.

From the local dry cleaner to the nation's largest to breweries, family businesses make up 90 percent of the fifteen million businesses in the United States. Yet only one-third make it to the second generation, and 10 percent to the third, because owners -- tempted by lucrative offers -- cash in to ...

From the local dry cleaner to the nation's largest to breweries, family businesses make up 90 percent of the fifteen million businesses in the United States. Yet only one-third make it to the second generation, and 10 percent to the third, because owners -- tempted by lucrative offers -- cash in to ensure the financial security of their children. In Sustaining the Family Business, Marshall Paisner celebrates the unique qualities of the family business, and offers a comprehensive resource for successfully managing the enterprise across generations. Drawing from his own extensive experience, new primary research, and examples of family businesses in a wide range of industries, Paisner offers practical recommendations for handling conflict, establishing professional management structures, setting long-term goals, developing tax and estate strategies, and preparing heirs to take the reins.