The PowerPoint Presentation and Its Corollaries: How Genres Shape Communicative Action in Organizations

Communicative Practices in Workplaces and the Professions: Cultural Perspectives on the Regulation of Discourse and Organizations

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 67-91

  Yates, JoAnne ^a   Orlikowski, Wanda ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 85144346995     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315224954-9     Document Type: Chapter

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