For Capitalist Purposes Only – A Critical Discourse Analysis of Organizational Purpose Communication by the Big Four

Ilari Ceder, Leena Mikkola, Steven K. May, Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Tampere University, Department of Communication, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill

Management Communication Quarterly

Published online on July 23, 2026

Abstract

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Organizational purpose has attracted attention in corporate practice and academic research, yet it has received limited scrutiny from organizational communication scholars. Adopting a critical organizational communication perspective, this study examines ...