Technical Communication Quarterly Mar 2011

Freelance Technical Writers and Their Place Outside Corporate Culture: High and Low Corporate Culture Styles

Kathy Brady University of Wisconsin–Whitewater

Abstract

Freelance technical writers perform their work outside their clients' corporate culture, and this occurrence is becoming more and more common. It is important to understand the significance of the separation between technical writers and corporate culture, especially given that some freelance technical writers never meet their clients in person. Does corporate culture play a significant role for the freelance technical writing professional?

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
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2011-03-16
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10.1080/10572252.2011.551505
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