Handbook of Organizational Communication: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

PART ONE: THEORETICAL ISSUES Editors' Overview Communication Theory and Organizational Communication - Kathleen J Krone, Fredric M Jablin and Linda L Putnam Multiple Perspectives Evolving Perspectives in Organization Theory - Nancy Euske and Karlene H Roberts Communication Implications Translating Organizational Theory - Phillip K Tompkins Symbolism Over Substance Theorizing About Organizational Communication - Karl E Weick PART TWO: CONTEXT: INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS Editors' Overview Information Environments - George P Huber and Richard L Daft Corporate Discourse - George Cheney and Steven L Vibbert Public Relations and Issue Management Communication Climate in Organizations - Raymond L Falcione, Lyle Sussman and Richard Herden Organizational Culture - Linda Smircich and Marta B Calas A Critical Assessment Cross-Cultural Perspectives - Harry C Triandis and Rosita D Albert PART THREE: STRUCTURE: PATTERNS OF ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS Editors' Overview Emergent Communication Networks - Peter M Monge and Eric M Eisenberg Superior-Subordinate Communication - Fred Dansereau and Steven E Markham Multiple Levels of Analysis Formal Organization Structure - Fredric M Jablin Information Technologies - Mary J Culnan and M Lynne Markus PART FOUR: PROCESS: COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATIONS Editors' Overview Message and Message Exchange Processes - Cynthia Stohl and W Charles Redding Power, Politics and Influence - Peter J Frost Conflict and Negotiation - Linda L Putnam and Marshall Scott Poole Message Flow and Decision-Making - Charles O'Reilly, Jennifer Chatman and John C Anderson Feedback, Motivation and Performance - Louis P Cusella Organizational Entry, Assimilation, and Exit - Fredric M Jablin