Conflict and Cooperation in Job Interviews
A study of talks, tasks and ideas
An empirical study based on an analysis of 35 taped job interviews. The verbal interaction of the participants in the interviews is seen as embedded within wide ideological and institutional environments.
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 15] 1991. viii, 252 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 20 July 2011
Published online on 20 July 2011
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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1. Introduction | p. 1
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2. Research Problems and Methodologies | p. 5
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3. Dilemmas of Talk, Tasks and Ideas | p. 25
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4. The Structure of the Interviews | p. 53
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5. The Distribution of Knowledge | p. 71
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6. The Exchange of Information | p. 101
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7. Disengagements and Commitments | p. 201
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8. Summary and Conclusions | p. 223
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Appendix | p. 233
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Index | p. 247
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LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General