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LEVELLING THE HARD PITCH OF POLITICS IN ORGANISATIONS THROUGH CODE SWITCHING AN INSIDER VIEW FROM EDUCATION SECTOR

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-I).39      10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-I).39      Published : Mar 2022

Levelling the Hard Pitch of Politics in Organisations Through Code Switching: An Insider View from Education Sector

Abstract

    Public sector universities in Pakistan have a strong political and hierarchical structure that leads to power struggles between the managers and subordinates (Shaheen, Abrar, Saleem, Shabbir, and Zulfiqar, 2021). According to Esdahl (2003), all conversations are also battles for power, and in these battles, linguistic resources can be used as tools. Therefore, the current study aims to find how code-switching, as a linguistic resource, is used as a tool to achieve higher status in the power hierarchy by the employees of a higher education institution. This research brings forward the functions of code-switching by observing the actual interactions from a native perspective and exploring the multiple goals achieved through shifting to English and Urdu during the conversation between/among employees in the organization. This paper extends a rare in-depth understanding of the role of code-switching in a public sector institution while giving directions for future research in this field.

    Code-switching, Power Tactics, Impression Management, Maintaining In-group Identity, Conflict Resolution, Group Cohesion, Pakistan

    (1) Noreen Saher
    Associate professor, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Iram Batool
    Associate professor, Department of Applied Psychology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Syeda Tahira
    Research Scholar, Department of Anthropology, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Saher, N., Batool, I., & Tahira, S. (2022). Levelling the Hard Pitch of Politics in Organisations Through Code Switching: An Insider View from Education Sector. Global Educational Studies Review, VII(I), 404-413. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-I).39

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Saher, Noreen, Iram Batool, and Syeda Tahira. 2022. "Levelling the Hard Pitch of Politics in Organisations Through Code Switching: An Insider View from Education Sector." Global Educational Studies Review, VII (I): 404-413 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-I).39

HARVARD

    HARVARD : SAHER, N., BATOOL, I. & TAHIRA, S. 2022. Levelling the Hard Pitch of Politics in Organisations Through Code Switching: An Insider View from Education Sector. Global Educational Studies Review, VII, 404-413.

MHRA

    MHRA : Saher, Noreen, Iram Batool, and Syeda Tahira. 2022. "Levelling the Hard Pitch of Politics in Organisations Through Code Switching: An Insider View from Education Sector." Global Educational Studies Review, VII: 404-413

MLA

    MLA : Saher, Noreen, Iram Batool, and Syeda Tahira. "Levelling the Hard Pitch of Politics in Organisations Through Code Switching: An Insider View from Education Sector." Global Educational Studies Review, VII.I (2022): 404-413 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Saher, Noreen, Batool, Iram, and Tahira, Syeda (2022), "Levelling the Hard Pitch of Politics in Organisations Through Code Switching: An Insider View from Education Sector", Global Educational Studies Review, VII (I), 404-413

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Saher, Noreen, Iram Batool, and Syeda Tahira. "Levelling the Hard Pitch of Politics in Organisations Through Code Switching: An Insider View from Education Sector." Global Educational Studies Review VII, no. I (2022): 404-413. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-I).39