Volume 49, Issue 4

Abstract

Samenvatting

Communicatieafdelingen bij overheidsorganisaties spelen een belangrijke rol bij het verminderen, geleiden, maskeren en oplossen van organisatiespanningen. In dit casusonderzoek laten we zien hoe communicatieprofessionals dilemma’s ervaren terwijl ze organisatieboodschappen proberen te produceren. Deze dilemma’s blijken niet oplosbaar binnen de instrumentele visie op communicatie die juist in spanningscontexten domineert. Hierdoor lukt het professionals niet altijd om hun professionele normen te realiseren. Op grond van deze casusanalyse pleiten we voor de ontwikkeling van een bredere, meer sociaal-interactioneel georiënteerde visie op communicatiewerk.

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Keyword(s): communication work; dilemmas; message production; organisational tensions; professional standards

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