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This brief example quite nicely illustrates that organisations typically develop distinctive ways of doing things. By making a negative comment about the intranet site of Company S, Neil identifies himself (and is branded by the others) as an outsider, as someone who has not yet understood and adopted to ‘how Company S works’, as Victor challengingly replies (line 6).
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Schnurr, S. (2009). Leadership, Humour and Workplace Culture. In: Leadership Discourse at Work. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230594692_5
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