Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify possible lines of research relating to communication and secrecy. Design/methodology/approach: This paper is a conceptual essay drawing on recent research on secrecy. Findings: The findings suggest that secrecy entails the communication of rules about communication, and that secrecy can play a role in the communicative constitution of organizations. Originality/value: The paper is innovative in configuring secrecy as a form of communication rather than being the opposite of communication, and in showing the linkages between what are normally two separate domains of research.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 562-566 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Corporate Communications |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2017 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Communication
- Communicative constitution of organizations
- Rules of communication
- Secrecy