‘This book offers a refreshing and engaging overview of the ways some research traditions in organizational communication have unfolded over time and continue to be connected to everyday, real events.’
—Patrice Buzzanell, Purdue University
Engaging Organizational Communication Theory and Research: Multiple Perspectives is a book unlike any in the field. Each chapter is written by a prominent scholar who presents a theoretical perspective and discusses how he or she ‘engages’ with it, personally examining what it means to study organizations. Rejecting the traditional model of a ‘reader, ‘ this volume demonstrates the intimate connections among theory, research, and personal experience.
Significant theoretical perspectives such as post-positivism, social construction, rhetoric, critical theory, feminism, postmodernism, structuration theory, and globalization are discussed in terms of their history, assumptions, development, propositions, research, and applications. In addition to editors Steve May and Dennis K. Mumby, contributors include Brenda J. Allen, Karen Lee Ashcraft, George Cheney, Steven R. Corman, Stanley Deetz, Robert Mc Phee, Marshall Scott Poole, Cynthia Stohl, Bryan C. Taylor, and James R. Taylor.
Key Features
• An introduction that addresses the idea of engaged research.
• Accessible and cutting edge accounts of important research traditions written by well-known leaders in the field.
• Personal accounts of each scholar′s place in his or her field of study.
• A conclusion that explores the future of organizational communication studies.
• An extensive body of references on each perspective.
Engaging Organizational Communication Theory and Research is an indispensable resource for anyone wishing to be familiar with current trends in the field of organizational communication. It is recommended as the main text for upper-level undergraduate and entry-level graduate courses in organizational communication theory. It is also an excellent supplementary text for related courses in departments of communication studies, business and management, sociology, and industrial relations.
Table des matières
1. Introduction: Thinking about Engagement – Dennis K. Mumby and Steve May
2. Postpositivism – Steven R. Corman
3. Social Constructionism – Brenda J. Allen
4. Theorizing about Rhetoric and Organizations: Classical, Interpretive, and Critical Aspects – George Cheney with Daniel J. Lair
5. Critical Theory – Stanley Deetz
6. Postmodern Theory – Bryan C. Taylor
7. Feminist Organizational Communication Studies: Engaging Gender in Public and Private – Karen Lee Ashcraft
8. Structuration Theory – Marshall Scott Poole and Robert D. Mc Phee
9. Worldview: My Pursuit of an Explanation of Communication as Organizing – James R. Taylor
10. Globalization Theory – Cynthia Stohl
11. Conclusion: Engaging the Future of Organizational Communication Theory and Research – Steve May and Dennis K. Mumby
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Editors
About the Contributors
A propos de l’auteur
Dennis K. Mumby is the Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Communication at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. His research focuses on the communicative dynamics of organizational control and resistance under neoliberalism. He is a Fellow of the International Communication Association, and a National Communication Association Distinguished Scholar. He has authored or edited 7 books and over 60 articles in the area of critical organization studies, and his work has appeared in journals such as Academy of Management Review, Management Communication Quarterly, Organization Studies, Organization, and Human Relations. He is past chair of the Organizational Communication Division of NCA, and an 8-time winner of the division’s annual research award. He has served as chair of the Organizational Communication Division of the International Communication Association, and is a recipient of the division’s Fredric M. Jablin Award for contributions to the field of organizational communication.
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