Abstract
Applying the communication theory called punctuated equilibrium to an activity system in the federal department that oversees health-information privacy reveals that the theory fails to align well with a government activity system rooted in a stable democratic tradition. This activity system is structured to accommodate a wide variety of stakeholders and significant organizational change. This case study prompts a reexamination of punctuated equilibrium as an approach to understanding the role of documents in certain types of activity systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 25-46 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Technical Communication Quarterly |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2011 |
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