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The Articulation of Work Through Interaction
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In this paper, the authors propose a set of related concepts for analyzing the interactional mechanics of how work is carried out in organizations, and for analyzing structural/organizational conditions that bear upon work performance.Abstract:
This paper offers a set of related concepts for analyzing the interactional mechanics of how work is carried out in organizations, and for analyzing the structural/organizational conditions that bear upon work performance. Our analytic discussion centers around four main concepts: (a) articulation, (b) arrangements, (c) the process of working things out, and (d) stance. These concepts directly connect interaction to work and explain why work performance often bogs down and breaks down.read more
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Technology and social interaction: the emergence of 'workplace studies'.
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Grounded theory: a methodological spiral from positivism to postmodernism
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Communication in interdisciplinary teams: exploring closed-loop communication during in situ trauma team training
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