Innovation in Organizations: A Discursive Perspective

Abstract

Extant literature primarily treats communication as it relates to innovation as a linear, mechanistic process. This article reconceptualizes innovation as a process that occurs within communication. Using Fairclough's three dimensional view of discourse, I demonstrate the linkages of text, discourse, and social practice in an organization where distance learning evolves discursively and becomes embedded in the language system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 15, 2002
Accession Number
ADA411031

Entities

People

  • Gail F. Thomas

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • California
  • Commerce
  • Distance Learning
  • Education
  • Knowledge Management
  • Language
  • Learning
  • Network Science
  • New York
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy
  • Social Psychology
  • Students
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Linguistics

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  • STEM Education
  • Systems Analysis and Design