Handbook of Organizational Communication
An Interdisciplinary Perspective
Edited by:
- Fredric M. Jablin - University of Richmond, USA
- Linda L. Putnam - University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
- Karlene Roberts
- Lyman Porter
Other Titles in:
Organizational Communication
Organizational Communication
September 1987 | 784 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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.
PART ONE: THEORETICAL ISSUES
Editors' Overview
Kathleen J Krone, Fredric M Jablin and Linda L Putnam
Communication Theory and Organizational Communication
Nancy Euske and Karlene H Roberts
Evolving Perspectives in Organization Theory
Phillip K Tompkins
Translating Organizational Theory
Karl E Weick
Theorizing About Organizational Communication
PART TWO: CONTEXT: INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS
Editors' Overview
George P Huber and Richard L Daft
Information Environments
George Cheney and Steven L Vibbert
Corporate Discourse
Raymond L Falcione, Lyle Sussman and Richard Herden
Communication Climate in Organizations
Linda Smircich and Marta B Calás
Organizational Culture
Harry C Triandis and Rosita D Albert
Cross-Cultural Perspectives
PART THREE: STRUCTURE: PATTERNS OF ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Editors' Overview
Peter M Monge and Eric M Eisenberg
Emergent Communication Networks
Fred Dansereau and Steven E Markham
Superior-Subordinate Communication
Fredric M Jablin
Formal Organization Structure
Mary J Culnan and M Lynne Markus
Information Technologies
PART FOUR: PROCESS: COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATIONS
Editors' Overview
Cynthia Stohl and W Charles Redding
Message and Message Exchange Processes
Peter J Frost
Power, Politics and Influence
Linda L Putnam and Marshall Scott Poole
Conflict and Negotiation
Charles O'Reilly, Jennifer Chatman and John C Anderson
Message Flow and Decision-Making
Louis P Cusella
Feedback, Motivation and Performance
Fredric M Jablin
Organizational Entry, Assimilation, and Exit