This volume of the Communication Yearbook continues in the series′ tradition of publishing state-of-the-art literature reviews, as experts in the field offer critical overviews of specific areas of research, and provide invaluable insights into the ideas, findings and challenges facing academics in communication and media studies today.
The topics of the 11 reviews range from interpersonal influence to media practices and effects. Employing narratives, historical accounts and meta-analytic techniques, the authors address timely and critical issues, including: organizational democracy and change; intercultural negotiation; journalism and broadcasting practices; the management of crisis; and the relationship between the media and the presidency. This volume reflects the rich diversity of the field of communication both in terms of content areas and methods and serves as an important sourcebook, offering up-to-date summaries of substantive topics in communication.
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MICHAEL E. ROLOFF (Ph.D, Michigan State University) is professor of Communication Studies at Northwestern University. His research and teaching interests are in the general area of interpersonal influence. He has published articles and offers courses focused on persuasion, interpersonal compliance-gaining, conflict management, organizational change and bargaining and negotiation. His current research is focused on conflict avoidance and serial arguing in intimate relationships, the interpretation and construction of persuasive messages, and the effects of planning and alternatives on negotiation processes. He has co-edited four research volumes: (1) Persuasion: New Directions in Theory and Research, (2) Social Cognition and Communication, (3) Interpersonal Processes, and (4) Communication and Negotiation. He wrote Interpersonal Communication: The Social Exchange Approach. He completed a term as the editor of Communication Yearbook and is currently co-editor of Communication Research. He was co-recipient of the Woolbert Award for Outstanding Contribution to Communication Research from the Speech Communication Association and of a publication award from the Social Cognition and Communication Division of the National Communication Association. He has been the Chair of the Interpersonal Communication Division of the National Communication Association. He is currently Director of the National Communication Association Publications Board. Professor Roloff has received several teaching awards from groups at Northwestern including the Associated Student Government, the Mortar Board, and the Alumni Association.
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