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The Language/Action Perspective and Organizational Semiotics are scientific fields in which the relation between communication/information and organization are studied. The empirical basis is the same: both start from elementary social acts between human beings, acts through which the business processes actually take place. Both theories have an immense potential for being beneficial in solving practical problems related to communication/information and organization. The practical application however appears to lie considerably behind the theoretical achievements. A ten year’s experience with the DEMO methodology has brought forward seven rules that help the LAP or OS practitioner in becoming more successful and in offering real benefits to an organization. The effectiveness of these rules is illustrated by means of a small example.
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Dietz, J.L.G. (2002). Seven rules for applying Language/Action Perspective and Organizational Semiotics Successfully. In: Liu, K., Clarke, R.J., Andersen, P.B., Stamper, R.K., Abou-Zeid, ES. (eds) Organizational Semiotics. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 94. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35611-2_16
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