Overview

Praise for the First Edition: '[I] recommend this book to anyone who is seriously interested in organizational communication...It is a unique and outstanding work...Researchers in the area will find this work extremely pertinent to their activities' - Journal of Applied Systems Analysis The Handbook of Organizational Communication, like the original, is a landmark in the field of organizational communication. The handbook provides a more up-to-date analysis of the latest advances in this exciting field. It assists in establishing a clear identity of this discipline that has grown tremendously over the latter part of the century. The contributors, pioneers in the field, provide a more multidisciplinary perspective drawing equally from the fields of organizational behaviour, management studies and communication.An essential resource for researchers, teachers, professionals, and advanced students in organizational communication, management, organizational behaviour, and organizational studies this handbook provides: An historial overview of organizational communication as a discipline More than half the chapters explore topics not included in the original handbook Part 1 examines methodological issues as well as theoretical ones, including quantitative and qualitative research methods and language//discourse analysis. Each chapter not only reviews and updates research in its respective area but also included discussions of research and theory from around the world.

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Author:   Frederic M. Jablin ,  Linda L. Putnam
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.70cm , Height: 4.70cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.640kg
ISBN:  

9781412915250

ISBN 10:   1412915252
Pages:   944
Publication Date:   08 February 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Organizational Communication - Phillip K Tompkins and Maryanne Wanca-Thibault Prelude and Prospects PART ONE: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES Conceptual Foundations - Stanley Deetz The Development of Key Constructs - Charles Conrad and Julie Hayes Discourse Analysis in Organizations - Linda L Putnam and Gail T Fairhurst Issues and Concerns Quantitative Research Methods - Katherine Miller Qualitative Research Methods - Bryan C Taylor and Nick Trujillo PART TWO: CONTEXT: INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS Organizational Environments and Organizational Information Processing - Kathleen M Sutcliffe Organizational Identity - George Cheney and Lars Thoger Christensen Linkages Between Internal and External Communication Socio-Political Environments and Issues - Dayna Finet Organizational Culture - Eric M Eisenberg and Patricia Riley Globalizing Organization Communication - Cynthia Stohl PART THREE: STRUCTURE: PATTERNS OF ORGANIZATIONAL INTERDEPENDENCE Dualisms in Leadership Research - Gail T Fairhurst Emergence of Communication Networks - Peter R Monge and Noshir S Contractor Organizational Structures and Configurations - Robert D McPhee and Marshall S Poole New Media and Organizational Structuring - Ronald E Rice and Urs E Gattiker PART FOUR: PROCESS: COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATIONS Power and Politics - Dennis K Mumby Wired Meetings - Janet Fulk and Lori Collins-Jarvis Technological Mediation of Organizational Gatherings Participation and Decision Making - Davis R Seibold and B Christine Shea Learning in Organizations - Karl E Weick and Susan J Ashford Organizational Entry, Assimilation and Exit - Fredric M Jablin Communication Competence - Fredric M Jablin and Patricia Sias

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Linda L. Putnam is a Research Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her current research interests include discourse analysis in organizations, negotiation and organizational conflict, and gender.  She is the co-editor of twelve books, including The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Communication (2014), Building Theories of Organization: The Constitutive Role of Communication (2009) and the author/co-author of over 180 journal articles and book chapters. She is a Distinguished Scholar of the National Communication Association, a Fellow of the International Communication Association, and a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Academy of Management.  

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