Written Communication Jan 1987

Frameworks for the Study of Writing in Organizational Contexts

TERESA M. HARRISON

Abstract

This essay constructs frameworks for understanding how organizations may function as rhetorical contexts. Initially, traditional and modern approaches to rhetorical context are compared and conclusions are drawn about where organizations, as a form of context, may fit within each. Then two approaches to organizational theory that have implications for the study and practice of writing are elaborated.

Journal
Written Communication
Published
1987-01-01
DOI
10.1177/0741088387004001001
Open Access
Closed
Topics
multimodality

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