Building Theories of Organization: The Constitutive Role of Communication (Routledge Communication Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0805847103 ISBN 13: 9780805847109

Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

This volume explores the concept of communication as it applies to organizational theory. Bringing together multiple voices, it focuses on communication’s role in the constitution of organization. Editors Linda L. Putnam and Anne Maydan Nicotera have assembled an all-star cast of contributors, each providing a distinctive voice and perspective.

The contents of this volume compare and contrast approaches to the notion that communication constitutes organization. Chapters also examine the ways that those processes produce patterns that endure over time and that constitute the organization as a whole. This collection bridges different disciplines and serves a vital role in developing dimensions, characteristics, and relationships among concepts that address how communication constitutes organization. It will appeal to scholars and researchers working in organizational communication, organizational studies, management, sociology, social collectives, and organizational psychology and behavior.

 

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Synopsis

This volume explores the concept of communication as it applies to organizations. Bringing together multiple voices, it centers the discussion of communication's role in the constitution of organizations within the communication discipline. Editors Linda L. Putnam and Anne M. Nicotera have assembled an all-star cast of contributors, each providing a distinctive voice and perspective. The contents of this volume compare and contrast approaches to the notion that communication constitutes organizations. Chapters also examine ways that those processes produce patterns that endure over time and those that constitute the organization as a whole.Each chapter of this title examines a number of issues that are central to theories about the communication-organization relationship. This collection will serve a vital role in defining the role of communication within organizations, while simultaneously bridging various disciplines. It will appeal to scholars and researchers working in organizational communication, organizational studies, management, sociology, groups, and organizational psychology and behavior.

About the Author

LINDA L. PUTNAM (Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1977) is a Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of California-Santa Barbara. Her current research interests include discourse analysis in organizations, negotiation, and organizational conflict. She is the co-editor of eight books, including Organizational Communication, The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Discourse, and The New Handbook of Organizational Communication.

ANNE MAYDAN NICOTERA (Ph.D., Ohio University, 1990) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at George Mason University. Her research is grounded in a constitutive perspective and focuses on culture and conflict, diversity, race and gender, and aggressive communication, with a particular interest in healthcare organizations. She has also published four books and numerous articles on these topics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0805847103
• ISBN 13: 9780805847109
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Nicotera Anne M., Putnam Linda L.