IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Mar 2000

Technical communication as business strategy: how changes in discursive patterns affect the value of technical communication in cross-functional team settings

D.W. Norton

Abstract

The article describes how the role of an information architect increased in value and how that increased value changed the job description. It goes on to examine how blending knowledge occurs through shifts in terminology, imitation of another field, and selling new concepts.

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IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
Published
2000-03-01
DOI
10.1109/47.826418
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technical communication affect and writing
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  1. Ulijn et al. (2002)
    Introduction to the special issue
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  1. Rice et al. (1994)
    Describing collaborative forms: a profile of the team-writing process
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  2. Raymond et al. (1990)
    The collaborative process and professional ethics
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  3. Fowler et al. (1986)
    Programmer and writer collaboration: Making user manuals that work
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  1. swartz (1997)
    10.7208/chicago/9780226161655.001.0001
    Culture and power The sociology of Pierre Bourdieu  ↗
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