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Le rituel de la pause-café au sein des organisations: à la poursuite d'efficacité sociale et/ou de performance?
The ritual of coffee break inside organizations: toward social efficiency and/or performance?
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Abstract This research examines a non-formal ritual practice – the coffee break – inside organizations. Based on a survey conducted on 12 marketing and commercial teams in France, we analyse if the coffee break has an objective of social efficiency or of performance. While solving this question, our results ... view more
This research examines a non-formal ritual practice – the coffee break – inside organizations. Based on a survey conducted on 12 marketing and commercial teams in France, we analyse if the coffee break has an objective of social efficiency or of performance. While solving this question, our results also reveal the importance of seniority in the observed behaviors, suggesting that it symbolizes an informal level of authority in front of the formal authority symbolized by the status.... view less
Keywords
France; interaction; ritual; organizational culture; informal communication; social relations; teamwork; interpersonal communication; social cohesion
Classification
Organizational Sociology
Sociology of Communication, Sociology of Language, Sociolinguistics
Free Keywords
symbolic communication
Document language
French
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 27-35
Journal
ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies, 8 (2015) 1
Issue topic
Symbolic Communication
ISSN
1775-352X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed