Knowledge Communication in Global Organisations

4 Discursive Sensemaking Analysis – a method

DOI: 10.4324/9781003015925-5

Chapter Contents

Sampling strategy – problem-focused sampling

HR Consult – a global HR consultancy organisation

Challenges of using HR Consult as a case site

Analysing the interviews – the six steps of the Discursive Sensemaking Analysis process

Step 1: Designing a semi-structured interview guide

Step 2: Conducting the interviews

Step 3: Coding the data

Step 4: Discursive Sensemaking level examined through Gee’s Building Tasks

Step 5: Realisation of Discursive Sensemaking at the linguistic level

Step 5a: Grammar supporting Discursive Sensemaking in research interviews

Step 5b: Discourse markers supporting Discursive Sensemaking

Step 5c: Lexical choices supporting Discursive ...