Rhetoric and employment relations

Hamilton, P.M.

Abstract

The term 'rhetoric' is widely utilized within writings on employment relations, typically to signify emptiness, manipulation or as a contrast with reality. This paper critiques such usage and argues for employment relations to engage with the discipline of rhetoric. In outlining the parameters of rhetorical analysis in relation to the indeterminacy of the employment relationship and significance of persuasion, it describes how rhetorical studies have featured within the field of industrial relations. The paper ends with a consideration of the social constructionist implications of focusing on discourse and on how rhetorical studies could be further developed.

Citation

Hamilton, P. (2001). Rhetoric and employment relations. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 39(3), 433-449. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8543.00208

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Dec 16, 2002
• Publication Date: 2001-09
• Deposit Date: Mar 22, 2007
• Journal: British Journal of Industrial Relations
• Print ISSN: 0007-1080
• Electronic ISSN: 1467-8543
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 39
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 433-449
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8543.00208
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1601676