Journal of Business and Technical Communication Oct 1995

The Writing Consultant and the Corporate/Industry Culture: How to Learn the Lingo, Mind-Set, and Issues

CEZAR M. ORNATOWSKI

Abstract

Many teachers of technical and business communication consult in business, industrial, and governmental organizations. To make the consulting experience successful and to understand the communication problems in an organization, the consultant should be aware of how the organization's culture may affect communication practices of members and should learn to read the various signs of organizational culture. Effective reading of cultural signs may be critical to the consultant's success or failure.

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Journal of Business and Technical Communication
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1995-10-01
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10.1177/1050651995009004003
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