Business and Professional Communication Quarterly Sep 2022

Making Meaningful Connections and Learning Workplace-Like Business Writing Through LinkedIn and Blogging

Daneshwar Sharma Jaipuria Institute of Management

Abstract

Business writing has been a desired skill in managers. The existing traditional business writing assessment tools like written examination and hand-in assignments based on genre-specific instructions do not create a workplace writing environment. The business management students (n = 98) engage with an innovative Web 2.0–based business writing tool using blogging and LinkedIn. The findings show that the tool created a workplace-like context, a meaningful purpose, and a real audience for the students. The students make and build relationships in the professional community using their business writing. The challenges and recommendations for BPC faculty are discussed.

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Business and Professional Communication Quarterly
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2022-09-01
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10.1177/23294906221109188
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