Parkinson’s Law and an Ironic Rhetoric of Management

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Cyril Northcote Parkinson, British historian, fiction writer, and, so to say, management guru, in Parkinson’s Law created his own successful way of critiquing organizational bureaucratization. work falls under the Burkean category “literature for use,” which affectivity becomes guaranteed by peculiarity irony. As Wayne C. Booth suggested, even case “stable irony” there may often be some possibility further considerations (that is, factor uncertainty), despite all efforts rhetorically control this type Booth, however, also noted that a paradoxical situation arise “unstable” irony, intended open-ended, capable creating possibilities referential reading and practical application. Thus, provides duality entertainment through its satire seriousness thoughts (for instance, relationship time, headcount, workforce selection methods, extension committees or departments). These two aspects, constantly intermingling, are examined rhetoric irony working influences it exert. (AS)

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Hungarian journal of English and American studies /

سال: 2022

ISSN: ['2732-0421', '1218-7364']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30608/hjeas/2022/28/1/10