Human Communication - Softcover

Tubbs, Stewart L.; Moss, Sylvia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070654042 ISBN 13: 9780070654044

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 1990

Synopsis

This revision of a text for introductory survey courses in speech communication stresses theory, research, and applications. The book is divided into two parts and covers The general pinciples of communication, listening, perception and non verbal communication. More specifically, the authors examine interpersonal communication, interviewing, group discussion, public speaking, organizational communication, mass media, intercultural communication, thereby giving students an overview of all the major areas of communication.

About this title

From the Publisher:

-New Chapter on Conflict and Negotiation (Chapter 7).

-Complete Update. The new edition has over 250 new citations and has updates on new issues, theories, and research.

-Issues in Communication. Found in every chapter, these have been added to present current critical issues in communication.

-Technology and Communication. This edition has integrated and added discussions on technology and its impact on communication.

-Chapter 12 "Mass Communication" has added Coverage on Public Relations and
Advertising.

- New Glossary with Key Terms.

About the Author:

Stewart L. Tubbs is the dean of the College of Business at Eastern Michigan University. He received his doctorate in communication and organizational behavior from the University of Kansas. His master’s degree in communication and his bachelor’s degree in science are from Bowling Green State University. He has completed postdoctoral work in management at Harvard Business School, the University of Michigan, and Michigan State University. Dr. Tubbs has also taught at General Motors Institute and at Boise State University, where he was chairman of the Management Department and later associate dean of the College of Business. He has been named Outstanding Teacher three times and Outstanding Scholar twice. He has consulted for Fortune 500 companies and is past chairman of the Organizational Communication division of the Academy of Management. He has been named an Outstanding Teacher three times and an Outstanding Scholar twice, has consulted extensively for Fortune 500 companies, and is past chairman of the Organizational Communication division of the Academy of Management. He has also received the outstanding leadership award in London from the Academy of Business Administration and has been inducted into the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame by Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Ohio. Dr. Tubbs is the co-author, with Sylvia Moss, of Interpersonal Communication and Human Communication. He is listed in American Men and Women of Science, Contemporary Authors, Directory of American Scholars, the International Who’s Who in Education, and Outstanding Young Men of America.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0070654042
• ISBN 13: 9780070654044
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 480