The Communicational Basis of Organization: Between the Conversation and the Text

Recent work in the sociology of scientific knowledge leads us to believe that organization exists in the interpretive processes of its members. A theory of communication is presented which views the communicational process as a double translation, from text to conversation and conversation into text...

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Published in:Communication theory 1996-02, Vol.6 (1), p.1-39
Main Authors: Taylor, James R., Cooren, Franois, Giroux, Nicoce, Robichaud, Daniel
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Communication
Communication theory
Complex Organizations
Conversation
Interpersonal communication
Knowledge
Organization Theory
Organizational Structure
Science
Social structure
Theory
Translation
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Complex Organizations
Conversation
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Knowledge
Organization Theory
Organizational Structure
Science
Social structure
Theory
Translation
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