Why Tech Writers Need To Understand Business: Yet Another Example...
http://hyperword.blogspot.com/2009/07/why-tech-writers-need-to-understand.html

Perlin, Neil E.
Blogspot
2009

Abstract:

For some years, people, myself included, have noted the lack of interest, even disdain, that many tech writers have for business issues. This reduces these writers' ability to affect company decisions, including decisions that may affect them. Writers from fine arts or English backgrounds can rarely discuss cost-justification in finance terms, so they have little input on buying decisions.