Organizational Communication in an Age of Globalization: Issues, Reflections, Practices

Organizational Communication in an Age of Globalization: Issues, Reflections, Practices

The thought-provoking, timely second edition continues to offer a comprehensive, global perspective on organizational communication. The authors' multinational experience, consulting and teaching expertise, enthusiasm for their subject, and engaging style of writing create an inviting foundation for the exploration of this multifaceted topic. Each chapter demonstrates the practicality of theory and how practice contributes to the development of theory, while challenging readers to build on established knowledge to develop new approaches to the pressing problems in complex, multicultural organizations. The text is organized topically around the most important issues in organizational communication. Five themes recur throughout the chapters: the interdependence of internal and external forms of organizational communication, the disciplinarity and multidisciplinarity of organizational communication, global and multicultural perspectives of organizational communication, the unity of the "Strong update of an important interdisciplinary text." -- Don Swanson, Monmouth University "I like the crisp writing style and comprehensive scope of information. I am happy with the no-nonsense approach and the practical structure. Definitely a keeper for several terms to come!" -- David M. Lucas, Ohio University, Ironton --From the Back Cover "I sincerely appreciate the breadth and depth of the topics covered in the book. In my view, the depth, in particular, overcomes some of the critical shortcomings of other Org Comm books." --Jeremy Fyke, Marquette University "Incredibly useful in that Cheney and colleagues cover a vast array of contemporary organizational communication issues and concepts with intricate detail and concern. I appreciate the perspective from which the book is written for it provides students with a thorough understanding of organizational communication in an accessible format." --Michael Sollitto, West Virginia University Titles of related interested also from Waveland Press: Allen, Difference Matters: Communicating Social Identity, Second Edition (ISBN 9781577666738); Andrews-Baird, Communication for Business and the Professions, Eighth Edition (ISBN 9781577663799); and McCloskey, Economical Writing, Second Edition (ISBN 9781577660637). "Strong update of an important interdisciplinary text." -- Don Swanson, Monmouth University "I like the crisp writing style and comprehensive scope of information. I am happy with the no-nonsense approach and the practical structure. Definitely a keeper for several terms to come!" -- David M. Lucas, Ohio University, Ironton Used Book in Good Condition