Journal of Business and Technical Communication Sep 1990

Interacting Successfully in Corporate Culture

Sherry G. Southard

Abstract

To assume their roles in corporate culture, business- and technical- communication students must understand the spoken and unspoken dis courses of corporate protocol and be aware of the intricacies of these discourses. Students must be knowledgeable about the correct corporate proto col for verbal as well as for nonverbal communication. Teachers can incorpo rate exercises into business- and technical-communication courses to increase students' awareness of and competence in navigating institutional politics. Learning how to interact successfully will enable students as new employees not only to survive institutional politics but to advance in their professions.

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Journal of Business and Technical Communication
Published
1990-09-01
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10.1177/105065199000400205
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