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Places and Spaces: The Role of Metonymy in Organizational Talk

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Assumptions inherent in organizational communication are examined using metonymy, or figures of speech. The study reveals how cultural meaning and norms are maintained, reflected, transferred, and potentially changed in organizational communication, and how they in turn can challenge, confirm, or change the organization itself.

Author: Musson, Gill, Tietze, Susanne
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: Journal of Management Studies
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0022-2380
Year: 2004
Public affairs, Management-Communications, Psychological aspects, Influence, Comparative analysis, Social norms, Discourse analysis, Metonymy

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A multi-theoretical model of knowledge transfer in organizations: determinants of knowledge contribution and knowledge reuse

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A study examining the effectiveness of intra-firm knowledge transfer based on the current knowledge as well as on two key factors, is presented. These two factors are willingness of employees to use the existing knowledge and to build upon it.

Author: Hewett, Kelly, Watson, Sharon
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: Journal of Management Studies
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0022-2380
Year: 2006
United States, Methods, Employee development, Educational aspects

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Memory systems in organizations: an empirical investigation of mechanisms for knowledge collection, storage and access

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This article offers a model to describe how organizational knowledge is managed, stored, and accessed. Topics include information technology, collective memory, and organizational communication.

Author: Olivera, Fernando
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: Journal of Management Studies
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0022-2380
Year: 2000
Canada, Information Systems, Information services, Problem solving, Access control, Information storage and retrieval systems

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Subjects list: Social aspects, Organizational communication, Models, Knowledge management
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