Buzz-words in international management education

Casson, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2907-6538 and Della Giusta, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3959-4451 (2013) Buzz-words in international management education. In: Tsang, D., Kazeroony, H. H. and Ellis, G. (eds.) Routledge Companion to International Management Education. Routledge Companions in Business, Management and Accounting. Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 344-357. ISBN 9780415783149

Abstract/Summary

Buzz words are used by professional academics to signal that the author or speaker is aware of current trends in the subject. Buzz worfds are usually introduced in a specific context, but as they become more popular they are used in other contexts where their meaning is less clear. This creates ambiguity, whhich can be deployed to advance spurious arguments that are difficult for opponents to refute. This thesis is illustrated by reference to the use of the 'strategy' concept in intermnational management education