Investigating Interdiscursivity in Hospital Strategic Plans Using Foucauldian Discourse Analysis

Authors

  • Antoinette Fage-Butler Department of Business Communication Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/hjlcb.v27i54.22946

Keywords:

critical genre analysis, interdiscursivity, Foucauldian discourse analysis, hospital strategic plans, organizational research

Abstract

Critical genre analysis (CGA) investigates the impact of context on genres by analyzing interdiscursivity (the integration of discourses in genres), but there has been a shortage of discussion of specific methods. This paper demonstrates that Foucauldian discourse analysis (FDA) – specifically, statement function analysis – constitutes a very useful approach with which to analyze interdiscursivity in CGA. Analysis of the move of “priorities/goals” (Cornut et al. 2012)  in three strategic plans produced by British hospitals using FDA reveals three main discourses: strategic management, public service accountability, and patient centeredness. As interdiscursive analysis reveals the discursive foundations of organizational practices, CGA is well-positioned to make many valuable contributions to organizational research.

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Published

2015-03-13

How to Cite

Fage-Butler, A. (2015). Investigating Interdiscursivity in Hospital Strategic Plans Using Foucauldian Discourse Analysis. HERMES - Journal of Language and Communication in Business, 27(54), 35–47. https://doi.org/10.7146/hjlcb.v27i54.22946

Issue

No. 54 (2015)

Section

THEMATIC SECTION: Critical Genre Analysis

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