COMM 1202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: John Durham Peters, Synoptic Gospels, Jargon
19 Apr 2019
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Dialogue and dissemination: reciprocity is not always good, eg. War and vengeance: dissemination enables impartiality, eg. Communication in the workplace: workplace structure vs. interpersonal communication, the work of the workplace comes into being through interaction. Workplace as culture: shared meaning, we perform work identities: we bring life behaviours into the workplace, but these are constrained by the workplace. Professional work identity: clothing dress codes, uniforms, etc, language workplace jargon, scripts, culture and routines: Work as culture: organizations reproduce themselves overtime through conversations between individuals (243), people refer to previous conversations, experiences, decisions, people recall what used to be done, pass down knowledge to new people. Norms: unstated rule that is represented in pattern of behaviour: hierarchy is the defining characteristic of organizations. Workplace as relationships: activities of a workplace take place in interpersonal relationships, types of workplace relationships: Information peer relationships: collegial peer relationships, special peer relationships. Toward a model of gossip and power in the workplace .
