By analyzing a case study of organizational decision making at a large research university, this article argues that the agency to make a difference within organizations—to effect organizational change—is not exclusive to those in positions of authority. This case study demonstrates how subordinate members of a university affected management’s decision-making process through their use of rhetorical identification. Specifically, these organizational members gained this agency by reproducing certain values and identities through epideictic rhetoric in order to encourage collective action and effect organizational change from the bottom up.

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代理、权威和流行性修辞：自下而上的组织变革案例研究

通过分析一所大型研究型大学的组织决策案例研究，本文认为，在组织内部产生影响——影响组织变革——的机构并不局限于那些担任权威职位的人。本案例研究展示了大学下属成员如何通过使用修辞识别来影响管理层的决策过程。具体而言，这些组织成员通过流行性修辞再现某些价值观和身份，以鼓励集体行动并自下而上地影响组织变革，从而获得了这种能动性。