The Emergence of Organization Through Communication

Taylor, Cooren, Giroux, and Robichaud (1996) theorize that an organization is created entirely through the interpretations of its members and it evolves as those conversations change. Demonstrating the Taylor et al. theory, the current study focuses on the outcomes of management vision and strategic planning sessions in a division of a large Southwestern University. It explores the ways organization emerges through the discourse of the managers, how text is amplified to support the organization as a whole, the ways organization continues to emerge in communication, and in what ways the emergent view of organization exists throughout the division. The results of the study support the Taylor et al. theory. Management participants created an expanded view of the organization through discourse and then linked it to the university as a whole. Evidence was found supporting continued reformulation but it was limited to the management participants and did not include hourly employees.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2002

Author dc:creator

• Hope, Michael

Contributors dc:contributor

• Byers, Lori
• Allison, John M., Jr.
• Gossett, John S.

• Communication in organizations.
• Communication in education.
• organization
• communication
• culture
• management
• social construction
• interpretive theory

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Hope, Michael
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 50683025
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3248/
ark: ark:/67531/metadc3248

OAI identifier oai:identifier

info:ark/67531/metadc3248