Standardizing Writing in Business and Industry
Abstract
Business and industry spends a great deal of time and money in standardizing office and shop methods, all to promote efficient operations. Yet they give little—if any—thought to one pervasive operation that wastes an unfathomable amount of time and money: written communication. They allow almost any writing approach, as long as something is written. Why? … because they believe that to know how to write an English essay is to know how to communicate on the job. Nothing is further from the truth. Writing in business and industry requires a particular philosophy as well as special writing mechanics that, when combined and standardized, promote efficient communication. This article advances such a philosophy—and some basic writing mechanics—for that standardization.
- Journal
- Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
- Published
- 1976-10-01
- DOI
- 10.2190/cvlb-y20w-8w1p-pcxa
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