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Winsor, Dorothy A. – Written Communication, 2000
Examines how one organizational genre, the work order, functioned to orient different groups so that work could be accomplished, and could be credited within the normal hierarchy of the organization. Implications emphasize the political aspect of genre as a form of social action. Concludes the work orders as a genre both triggered and concealed…
Descriptors: Organizational Communication, Power Structure, Social Science Research, Text Structure