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- Title
Accomplishing Authority in Collaborative Work.
- Authors
Koschmann, Matthew A.; Burk, Nicholas R.
- Abstract
The purpose of our study is to explore the issue of authority in collaborative work, with a focus on overcoming or transforming existing forms of authority. To accomplish this we begin by reviewing the literatures on collaboration, organizational authority, and communicative constitution to provide a theoretical framework for our empirical investigation. Next we present a case study of a large scientific laboratory and members' attempts to achieve collaboration as they expanded into a new facility. This case demonstrates that authority in collaboration involves both authoring and de-authoring, as people create new systems of influence and accountability while simultaneously erasing prior authoritative forces that undermine collaborative work. We conclude with a discussion about the contributions of our research.
- Subjects
AUTHORITY; COLLECTIVE action; ORGANIZATIONAL communication; ORGANIZATIONAL behavior; NATIONAL Science Center Discovery Center Inc.
- Publication
Western Journal of Communication, 2016, Vol 80, Issue 4, p393
- ISSN
1057-0314
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/10570314.2016.1159728