Title :
The impact of organizational change on the technological gatekeeper role
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Bus., Louisville Univ., KY, USA
Abstract :
Technical communication patterns are studied over a seven-year period in a military engineering research and development laboratory. The same individuals are consistently identified as gatekeepers despite changes in organizational structure and a dynamic research environment. Efforts to manage the flow of technical information are also discussed.
Keywords :
personnel; research and development management; development laboratory; dynamic research environment; military engineering research; technical communication patterns; technical information flow; technological gatekeeper role; Communication networks; Interviews; Laboratories; Logic gates; Organizations; Professional communication; Research and development;
Journal_Title :
Engineering Management, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TEM.1986.6447717
