Roles

Mark van Vuuren

doi:10.1002/9781118955567.wbieoc182

Roles

Mark van Vuuren

Communication Science

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An organizational role is the configuration of expectations and interpretations of behavior associated with a particular position within an organizational context. The concept of roles emerged from the theater metaphor, which captures the idea that organizational dynamics can be described in terms of a play, in line with a script where different people have a part to play in a performance. The interpretation and managing of different roles can be challenging in various ways. Part of the complexity and the way forward in this change is a consistent assumption through all the different approaches to roles, that they are defined in relation to other roles.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The International Encyclopedia of Organizational Communication
Editors	Craig R. Scott, Laurie Lewis, James R. Barker, Joann Keyton, Timothy Kuhn, Paaige K. Turner
Place of Publication	Chichester, West Sussex
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9781118955567
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118955567.wbieoc182
Publication status	Published - 8 Mar 2017

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