As I am thinking about this week's blog post, my mind goes to two concepts. First that our hegemonic reality created by the Web 2.0 world is more like a cult than Stanley Deetz' (1991) nation-state feudal system. Deetz' analogy…
Bringing a Company Together through the Company Newsletter: Textual Analysis Project
Textual Analysis Introduction & Rationale Introduction Many companies have instituted the company newsletter as a way to communicate in a lasting way to their employees. But what’s in a newsletter? How does that really engage and empower employees? Throughout my…
“‘What About Melissa?'” Reflection Blog (Week 3)
Simmons Insurance Group was lucky to get such a great employee. If Melissa's managers were Theory X managers, they would be baffled as to what to do with Melissa; she doesn't fit any of their molds. But prescribing under the…
Week 1 Blog -Technology forces people into jobs they love
When I was in undergrad in the 90's, I had a desire to be a creative writer, maybe even for a science magazine because I love nature so much. But because it was engrained in me that that kind of job wasn't…
