Organizational Communication: Strategies for Success
Edition: 3
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 384
Edition: 3
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 432
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The focus of Organizational Communication: Strategies for Success is theory and relevant skills orientation, serving those who study relevant organizational theory as well as those developing the necessary skillsets required for conducting communication training, assessment, and organizational development efforts.
Organizational Communication: Strategies for Success:
- is primarily social science–based, yet addresses important critical cultural elements.
- presents a dynamic balance between theory and application.
- uses communication research as well as research from other disciplines (e.g., psychology, business, and sociology).
- offers an entire section dedicated to the practice of organizational communication.
- bridges the gap between organizational communication as a course and organizational communication as a profession.
Part 1 Foundations of Organizational Communication
Chapter 1 Organizational Perspectives and Perceptions
Chapter 2 Ways of Organizing Human Beings
Chapter 3 Defining Organizational Culture
Part 2 Navigating Relational Rules of the Organization
Chapter 4 Language in the Workplace
Chapter 5 Defining Relationships
Chapter 6 Personality and Organizational Life
Part 3 Character and Leadership in the Organization
Chapter 7 Strategic Leadership and Entrepreneurial Spirit
Chapter 8 Ethics and Expression in the Workplace
Chapter 9 Decision-Making, Organizational Information Processing, and Organizational Change
Part 4 Applied Organizational Communication
Chapter 10 Communication and Training
Chapter 11 Communication and Organizational Development
Chapter 12 Analyzing Organizational Communication
Index
Dr. Shawn Wahl is the Founding Dean of the Judith Enyeart Reynolds College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities (RCASH) and Professor of Communication at Missouri State University (MSU). Shawn’s most notable accomplishment in higher education leadership is facilitating the largest scholarship and structural private eight-figure gift in university history. He has served in the Dean role since 2017 and as Department Head of Communication at MSU from 2012 to 2017. Prior to MSU, he served as the Department Head of Communication, Mass Media & Theatre at Angelo State University and as the Founding Director of Graduate Studies at Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi. Dr. Wahl was the 2016 President of the Central States Communication Association (CSCA). He has authored numerous books, including Public Speaking: Essentials for Excellence; Nonverbal Communication for a Lifetime; The Communication Age: Connecting and Engaging; Business and Professional Communication: KEYS for Workplace Excellence; Persuasion in Your Life; Intercultural Communication in Your Life; Public Relations Principles: Bridging Theory and Practice and Organizational Communication: Strategies for Success. He has published articles in Communication Education, Communication Research Reports, Communication Studies, Communication Teacher, Journal of Family Communication, and the Basic Communication Course Annual. Dr. Wahl and colleagues received the Distinguished Article Award: Instructional Development Division (IDD) National Communication Association (NCA), 2021. Shawn completed two executive leadership programs at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, the Management Development Program (MDP, 2016), and the Institute for Educational Management (IEM, 2022). In addition, Shawn is an experienced organizational communication consultant and executive leadership coach in various industries (e.g., commodity trading, mining, oil and gas, and health care).
Andrew S. Rancer (Ph.D., 1979, Kent State University) is Professor in the School of Communication at The University of Akron. He is the co-author of six books and numerous book chapters. His research has largely centered on argumentative and aggressive communication and has appeared in several national and regional journals including Communication Education, Communication Monographs, Communication Quarterly, and Communication Research Reports, among others. He is the recipient of several honors, including the Centennial Scholar, Distinguished Research Fellow, and Past President’s Award from the Eastern Communication Association. In 2011, his teaching was recognized by the National Communication Association when he was the recipient of an Exemplary Teacher Award.
I can only say, "Beautiful." With all due respect to some other big names in our field, regarding his chapter on Training Organizational Members, I feel that Avtgis not only hit the ball out of the park, he knocked the cover off it, too. This chapter alone is worth the price of Organizational Communication: Strategies for Success!
Alfred Mueller, Mount St. Mary’s University
The focus of Organizational Communication: Strategies for Success is theory and relevant skills orientation, serving those who study relevant organizational theory as well as those developing the necessary skillsets required for conducting communication training, assessment, and organizational development efforts.
Organizational Communication: Strategies for Success:
- is primarily social science–based, yet addresses important critical cultural elements.
- presents a dynamic balance between theory and application.
- uses communication research as well as research from other disciplines (e.g., psychology, business, and sociology).
- offers an entire section dedicated to the practice of organizational communication.
- bridges the gap between organizational communication as a course and organizational communication as a profession.
Part 1 Foundations of Organizational Communication
Chapter 1 Organizational Perspectives and Perceptions
Chapter 2 Ways of Organizing Human Beings
Chapter 3 Defining Organizational Culture
Part 2 Navigating Relational Rules of the Organization
Chapter 4 Language in the Workplace
Chapter 5 Defining Relationships
Chapter 6 Personality and Organizational Life
Part 3 Character and Leadership in the Organization
Chapter 7 Strategic Leadership and Entrepreneurial Spirit
Chapter 8 Ethics and Expression in the Workplace
Chapter 9 Decision-Making, Organizational Information Processing, and Organizational Change
Part 4 Applied Organizational Communication
Chapter 10 Communication and Training
Chapter 11 Communication and Organizational Development
Chapter 12 Analyzing Organizational Communication
Index
Dr. Shawn Wahl is the Founding Dean of the Judith Enyeart Reynolds College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities (RCASH) and Professor of Communication at Missouri State University (MSU). Shawn’s most notable accomplishment in higher education leadership is facilitating the largest scholarship and structural private eight-figure gift in university history. He has served in the Dean role since 2017 and as Department Head of Communication at MSU from 2012 to 2017. Prior to MSU, he served as the Department Head of Communication, Mass Media & Theatre at Angelo State University and as the Founding Director of Graduate Studies at Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi. Dr. Wahl was the 2016 President of the Central States Communication Association (CSCA). He has authored numerous books, including Public Speaking: Essentials for Excellence; Nonverbal Communication for a Lifetime; The Communication Age: Connecting and Engaging; Business and Professional Communication: KEYS for Workplace Excellence; Persuasion in Your Life; Intercultural Communication in Your Life; Public Relations Principles: Bridging Theory and Practice and Organizational Communication: Strategies for Success. He has published articles in Communication Education, Communication Research Reports, Communication Studies, Communication Teacher, Journal of Family Communication, and the Basic Communication Course Annual. Dr. Wahl and colleagues received the Distinguished Article Award: Instructional Development Division (IDD) National Communication Association (NCA), 2021. Shawn completed two executive leadership programs at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, the Management Development Program (MDP, 2016), and the Institute for Educational Management (IEM, 2022). In addition, Shawn is an experienced organizational communication consultant and executive leadership coach in various industries (e.g., commodity trading, mining, oil and gas, and health care).
Andrew S. Rancer (Ph.D., 1979, Kent State University) is Professor in the School of Communication at The University of Akron. He is the co-author of six books and numerous book chapters. His research has largely centered on argumentative and aggressive communication and has appeared in several national and regional journals including Communication Education, Communication Monographs, Communication Quarterly, and Communication Research Reports, among others. He is the recipient of several honors, including the Centennial Scholar, Distinguished Research Fellow, and Past President’s Award from the Eastern Communication Association. In 2011, his teaching was recognized by the National Communication Association when he was the recipient of an Exemplary Teacher Award.
I can only say, "Beautiful." With all due respect to some other big names in our field, regarding his chapter on Training Organizational Members, I feel that Avtgis not only hit the ball out of the park, he knocked the cover off it, too. This chapter alone is worth the price of Organizational Communication: Strategies for Success!
Alfred Mueller, Mount St. Mary’s University