Technical Communication Quarterly Oct 2019

Research in Cooperatives: Developing a Politically Conscious Research Methodology

Avery C. Edenfield Utah State University

Abstract

Cooperatives are distinct from conventional businesses and the technical documents they produce challenge assumptions about documentation practices. To better understand these differences, technical communicators may need a set of tools well-suited to mission-driven, for-profit businesses. In this process-focused article, I draw on action research methodology to take first steps toward articulating the similarities and differences in research between a conventional organization and a cooperative. I demonstrate this framework by using two recent case studies.

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Technical Communication Quarterly
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2019-10-02
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10.1080/10572252.2019.1621388
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