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Nair, Ramesh; Arshad, Roshayani; Abd Aziz, Ainul Zanariah; Muda, Ruhaini – Journal of Education for Business, 2021
This paper examines the use of linguistic devices in a Chairman's Statement to foreground a positive self-image and background references to financial shortcomings in times of financial distress. Drawing on impression management theory and critical discourse analysis, we reveal the systematic use of language to portray an organization as a…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Writing (Composition), Financial Exigency, Economic Climate