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Dialog und Polyphonie in Unternehmen

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Im Lichte steigender Flexibilisierungs- und Partizipationsanforderungen greift die Mitarbeiterkommunikation zunehmend auf Ansätze zurück, die auf dialogischem und polyphonem Denken beruhen. In diesem Beitrag skizzieren wird die jeweiligen Ursprünge dieses Denkens, dessen Rezeption in der Unternehmenskommunikationsforschung sowie ausgewählte praktische Anwendungs- und Spannungsfelder. Im Fazit leiten wir Handlungsempfehlungen ab.

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    Peter Winkler & Uta Rußmann

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Winkler, P., Rußmann, U. (2019). Dialog und Polyphonie in Unternehmen. In: Einwiller, S., Sackmann, S., Zerfaß, A. (eds) Handbuch Mitarbeiterkommunikation. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-23390-7_7-1

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