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Choice-Based Writing in Managerial Contexts
dc.contributor.authorRogers, Priscilla S.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-14T14:20:08Z
dc.date.available2010-04-14T14:20:08Z
dc.date.issued1989en_US
dc.identifier.citationRogers, Priscilla (1989). "Choice-Based Writing in Managerial Contexts." Journal of Business Communication 26(3): 197-216. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/69131>en_US
dc.identifier.issn0021-9436en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/69131
dc.description.abstractResearch indicates that "rule-based" writing and writing pedagogy may be inadequate and irrelevant for management practice. As an alternative, this article introduces the notion of "choice-based" writing, an approach which examines the range of writing op tions available in any given managerial context. Two questions are addressed: (1) What is choice-based writing? and (2) What is choice-based writing instruction? Dis cussion of the second question centers on a particular writing choice of a select group of managers in a specific communication context — namely, field managers' use of nar rative for Dealer Contact Reports. Analysis illustrates the benefits of a choice-based ap proach that recognizes contextual complexities and explores writing choices managers find functional.en_US
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dc.publisherSage Publicationsen_US
dc.titleChoice-Based Writing in Managerial Contextsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelCommunicationsen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelManagementen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelEconomicsen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelBusinessen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Michiganen_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/69131/2/10.1177_002194368902600301.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/002194368902600301en_US
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Business Communicationen_US
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