Written Communication Apr 1986

Writing in an Emerging Organization: An Ethnographic Study

STEPHEN DOHENY-FARINA

Abstract

This study explored the collaborative writing processes of a group of computer software company executives. In particular, the study focused on the year-long process that led to the writing of a vital company document. Research methods used included participant/observations, open-ended interviews, and Discourse-Based Interviews. A detailed analysis of the executive collaborative process posits a model that describes the reciprocal relationship between writing and the organizational context. The study shows the following: (1) how the organizational context influences (a) writers' conceptions of their rhetorical situations, and (b) their collaborative writing behavior; and (2) how the rhetorical activities influence the structure of the organization.

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Written Communication
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1986-04-01
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10.1177/0741088386003002002
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modern rhetorical theory rhetorical criticism discourse analysis collaborative writing digital rhetoric
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