Engaging Organizational Communication Theory and Research: Multiple Perspectives is a book unlike any in the
field. Each chapter is written by a prominent scholar who presents a theoretical perspective and discusses how
he or she "engages" with it, personally examining what it means to study organizations. Rejecting the
traditional model of a "reader," this volume demonstrates the intimate connections among theory, research,
and personal experience.
Significant theoretical perspectives such as post-positivism, social construction, rhetoric, critical theory, feminism,
postmodernism, structuration theory, and globalization are discussed in terms of their history, assumptions, development,
propositions, research, and applications. In addition to editors Steve May and Dennis K. Mumby, contributors include
Brenda J. Allen, Karen Lee Ashcraft, George Cheney, Steven R. Corman, Stanley Deetz, Robert McPhee, Marshall Scott
Poole, Cynthia Stohl, Bryan C. Taylor, and James R. Taylor.
Key Features
An introduction that addresses the idea of engaged research.
Accessible and cutting edge accounts of important research traditions written by well-known leaders in the
field.
Personal accounts of each scholar's place in his or her field of study.
A conclusion that explores the future of organizational communication studies.
An extensive body of references on each perspective.
Engaging Organizational Communication Theory and Research is an indispensable resource for anyone wishing to
be familiar with current trends in the field of organizational communication. It is recommended as the main text
for upper-level undergraduate and entry-level graduate courses in organizational communication theory. It is also
an excellent supplementary text for related courses in departments of communication studies, business and management,
sociology, and industrial relations.
Table of Contents
Introduction : thinking about engagement
p. 1
Postpositivism
p. 15
Social constructionism
p. 35
Theorizing about rhetoric and organizations : classical, interpretive, and critical aspects
p. 55
Critical theory
p. 85
Postmodern theory
p. 113
Feminist organizational communication studies : engaging gender in public and private
p. 141
Structuration theory
p. 171
Engaging organization through worldview
p. 197
Globalization theory
p. 223
Conclusion : engaging the future of organizational communication theory and research
p. 263
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