This work investigates how organizational reality is constructed and maintained through the micro-interactions of participants during management meetings. Francois Cooren, a scholar in organizational communication, utilizes a framework rooted in discourse analysis and actor-network theory to examine how managers use language to organize their environment. By analyzing transcripts of actual meetings, the author argues that management is not merely a top-down process but a continuous, collaborative effort of sense-making and coordination.

Experts in organizational communication recognize this text as a rigorous application of interaction analysis to corporate management. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is intended for scholars and practitioners interested in the mechanics of workplace discourse.