Finding the organization in the communication: Discourse as action and sensemaking

Organization

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 395-413

  Taylor, James R ^a   Robichaud, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conversation; Discourse; Organizing processes; Sense making; Text

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442446352     PISSN: 13505084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350508404041999     Document Type: Review

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