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In: | Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 47, 2017, 3, S. 260-279 |
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SAGE Publications
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Medientyp: | Artikel, E-Artikel |
Umfang: | 260-279 |
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ISSN: |
0047-2816
1541-3780 |
DOI: | 10.1177/0047281616641921 |
veröffentlicht in: | Journal of Technical Writing and Communication |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Kollektion: | SAGE Publications (CrossRef) |
<jats:p> Technical communication research has critically engaged with organizational trends toward flattened organizations like networks, horizontal arrangements, and adhocracies, assemblages that hybridize top-down management in favor of autonomous groups. There has been no engagement with a related but distinct trend: worker cooperatives. Co-ops promise similar advantages but are distinct as they claim to deliver what flat organizations promise: access to governance, empowerment, and autonomy. In this article, I survey literature on flattened organizations, apply technical communication theory to account for cooperative communication, and conclude with an analysis from a qualitative study at a cooperative site. </jats:p> |