• DocumentCode
    1307533
  • Title

    Technical communication as business strategy: how changes in discursive patterns affect the value of technical communication in cross-functional team settings

  • Author

    Norton, David W.

  • Volume
    43
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    3/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    77
  • Lastpage
    89
  • Abstract
    The article describes how the role of an information architect increased in value and how that increased value changed the job description. It goes on to examine how blending knowledge occurs through shifts in terminology, imitation of another field, and selling new concepts
  • Keywords
    commerce; personnel; professional communication; business strategy; cross-functional team settings; discursive patterns; information architect; job description; new concepts; technical communication; terminology; Business communication; Communication industry; Costs; Cultural differences; Global communication; History; Impedance; Online Communities/Technical Collaboration; Professional communication; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0361-1434
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/47.826418
  • Filename
    826418