ABSTRACT
Journals that specifically address professional communication include such well-established publications as Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, Journal of Business Communication, and Technical Communication, as well as the newer publications, Journal of Business and Technical Communication, Technical Communication Quarterly, and Management Communication Quarterly. As Hall’s example demonstrates, articulations derive their meanings from the place of a particular social practice within a social setting, and articulations help shape human identities by positioning individuals within hierarchical relations of power. The triad of research, teaching, and service is a widely used set of tenure and promotion practices that varies in meaning, in part, because of the institutional sites in which the practices are located. Disciplinary sites can be especially problematic for professional communication faculty members because they may be housed in a number of different academic disciplines—including English, engineering, and business—and these differences, in turn, can critically affect the status granted professional communication faculties.
