Handbook of Organizational Communication: An Interdisciplinary Perspective / Edition 1

by Frederic M. Jablin, Linda L. Putnam, Karlene Hahn Roberts, Lyman W. Porter

Overview

Organizational communication is a rapidly evolving field of communication studies. How has it developed over the last decade? How do the pioneers of the discipline see its future? The Handbook of Organizational Communication brings you up-to-date with the latest advances in this exciting field. Leading scholars review and synthesize important developments in research and theory. They also suggest future directions for research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803923874
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	09/01/1987
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	784
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.90(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: THEORETICAL ISSUES
Editors' Overview
Communication Theory and Organizational Communication - Kathleen J Krone, Fredric M Jablin and Linda L Putnam
Multiple Perspectives
Evolving Perspectives in Organization Theory - Nancy Euske and Karlene H Roberts
Communication Implications
Translating Organizational Theory - Phillip K Tompkins
Symbolism Over Substance
Theorizing About Organizational Communication - Karl E Weick
PART TWO: CONTEXT: INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS
Editors' Overview
Information Environments - George P Huber and Richard L Daft
Corporate Discourse - George Cheney and Steven L Vibbert
Public Relations and Issue Management
Communication Climate in Organizations - Raymond L Falcione, Lyle Sussman and Richard Herden
Organizational Culture - Linda Smircich and Marta B Calás
A Critical Assessment
Cross-Cultural Perspectives - Harry C Triandis and Rosita D Albert
PART THREE: STRUCTURE: PATTERNS OF ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Editors' Overview
Emergent Communication Networks - Peter M Monge and Eric M Eisenberg
Superior-Subordinate Communication - Fred Dansereau and Steven E Markham
Multiple Levels of Analysis
Formal Organization Structure - Fredric M Jablin
Information Technologies - Mary J Culnan and M Lynne Markus
PART FOUR: PROCESS: COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATIONS
Editors' Overview
Message and Message Exchange Processes - Cynthia Stohl and W Charles Redding
Power, Politics and Influence - Peter J Frost
Conflict and Negotiation - Linda L Putnam and Marshall Scott Poole
Message Flow and Decision-Making - Charles O'Reilly, Jennifer Chatman and John C Anderson
Feedback, Motivation and Performance - Louis P Cusella
Organizational Entry, Assimilation, and Exit - Fredric M Jablin