Organizational Communication Balancing Creativity and Constraint

Name: Organizational Communication Balancing Creativity and Constraint
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ISBN: 9780312574864

ISBN-10: 031257486X

ISBN-13: 9780312574864

Edition: 6th 2009

Authors: Eric M. Eisenberg, H. L. Goodall, Angela Trethwey

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Respected scholars Eric Eisenberg, H.L. Goodall Jr., and Angela Trethewey combine decades of teaching and scholarly experience to offer students a concise and readable introduction to organizational communication theories and their practical applications. Using the metaphor of creativity (getting what you want) and constraint (following established rules) this popular textbook offers students more opportunities than ever before to practice what they learn through a variety of features within the textbook itself and on its companion Web site.

Book details

List price: $99.99
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Bedford/Saint Martin's
Publication date: 11/24/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.760
Language: English

Jeffry R. Halverson is an Islamic studies scholar and Postdoctoral Fellow at the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University.H. L. Goodall Jr. is Professor of Communication at the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University.Steven R. Corman is Director of the Consortium for Strategic Communication and a Professor of Communication at the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University.




Communication and the Changing World of Work


Perspective


The Changing World Of Work


The Inevitability of Change


New Developments in the World of Work


Beyond Space: The Global Economy


Questionable Labor Practices


Multicultural Management


Communication Technology


Beyond Time: Competition and the Urgent Organization


Beyond Loyalty: The New Social Contract


Shifting Power Bases


New Values and Priorities


The Meaning of Work


Who Can Afford to Prioritize?



Defining Organizational Communication


Approaches To Organizational Communication


Communication as Information Transfer


Communication as Transactional Process


Communication as Strategic Control


Communication as a Balance of Creativity and Constraint


Organizations as Dialogues


Dialogue and the Situated Individual


Definitions of Dialogue


Dialogue as Mindful Communication


Dialogue as Equitable Transaction


Dialogue as Empathic Conversation


Dialogue as Real Meeting


Intergrity and Ethics in Organizational Communication


Thinking Together: Mindful and Ethical Dialogue



Four Perspectives on Organizations and Communication


Why Theory?


Theories Are Partial


Theories Are Partisan


Theories Are Problematic


Classical Management Approaches


From Empire to Hierarchy


From Resistance to Domination


The Industrial Revolution


Scientific Management


Fayolï¿½ï¿½ï¿½s Classical Managemen