Organizational Communication Books

New and Published Books

1. Routledge Handbook of Sport Communication

   Edited by Paul M. Pedersen

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   The Routledge Handbook of Sport Communication is the only book to offer a fully comprehensive and in-depth survey of the contemporary discipline of sport communication. It explores communication within, through, and for sport in all its theoretical, conceptual, cultural, behavioral, practical and...

   Published March 13th 2013 by Routledge
2. Organization and Organizing

   Materiality, Agency and Discourse

   Edited by Daniel Robichaud, Francois Cooren

   This timely collection addresses central issues in organizational communication theory on the nature of organizing and organization. The unique strength of this volume is its contribution to the conception of materiality, agency, and discourse in current theorizing and research on the constitution...

   Published March 7th 2013 by Routledge
3. Strategic Conflict

   By Daniel J. Canary, Sandra Lakey

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   Strategic Conflict offers a research-based, accessible analysis of how people can manage conflict productively. Moving beyond the basics of conflict, it examines interpersonal situations in which conflict occurs and promotes strategic communicative responses based on the latest theoretical research...

   Published July 2nd 2012 by Routledge
4. Report Writing for Readers with Little Time

   By Rien Elling, Bas A. Andeweg, Christine Swankhuizen, Jaap de Jong, Kim van der Linden

   Writing reports is a vital skill in many professions and roles across every sector. Despite this, the majority of reports generated in organizations tend to be difficult to read, dull and do not make the impact they should - either for the content or for the author. In this book, you will learn how...

   Published May 21st 2012 by Routledge
5. Personal Relationships

   The Effect on Employee Attitudes, Behavior, and Well-being

   Edited by Lillian Turner de Tormes Eby, Tammy D. Allen

   Series: SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series

   We know that positive, fulfilling and satisfying relationships are strong predictors of life satisfaction, psychological health, and physical well-being. This edited volume uses research and theory on the need to belong as a foundation to explore various types of relationships, with an emphasis on...

   Published April 23rd 2012 by Routledge Academic
6. Stories of Life in the Workplace

   An Open Architecture for Organizational Narratology

   By Larry Browning, George H. Morris

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   Addressing both renowned theories and standard applications, Stories of Life in the Workplace explains how stories affect human practices and organizational life. Authors Larry Browning and George H. Morris explore how we experience, interpret, and personalize narrative stories in our everyday...

   Published February 29th 2012 by Routledge
7. Research Methods for Studying Groups and Teams

   A Guide to Approaches, Tools, and Technologies

   Edited by Andrea Hollingshead, Marshall Scott Poole

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   This volume provides an overview of the methodological issues and challenges inherent in the study of small groups from the perspective of seasoned researchers in communication, psychology and other fields in the behavioral and social sciences. It summarizes the current state of group methods in a...

   Published November 22nd 2011 by Routledge
8. The Crisis Manager

   Facing Disasters, Conflicts, and Failures, 2nd Edition

   By Otto Lerbinger

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   Responding to the era of crises in which we now live, The Crisis Manager offers wise counsel for anticipating and responding to crises as well as taking the steps required to reduce the impact of these events. Spotlighting the reality of crisis at levels ranging from local to global, author Otto...

   Published November 2nd 2011 by Routledge
9. Communicating and Organizing in Context

   The Theory of Structurational Interaction

   By Beth Bonniwell Haslett

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   Communicating and Organizing in Context integrates Giddens’ structuration theory with Goffman’s interaction order and develops a new theoretical base—the theory of structurational interaction—for the analysis of communicating and organizing. Both theorists emphasize tacit knowledge,...

   Published September 6th 2011 by Routledge
10. Reputation Management

    The Key to Successful Public Relations and Corporate Communication, 2nd Edition

    By John Doorley, Helio Fred Garcia

    Reputation management is the most important theme in public relations and corporate communication today. John Doorley and Helio Fred Garcia argue that most CEOs don't actually pay much heed to reputation and this is to their peril. This book is a how-to guide for professionals and students in...

    Published November 1st 2010 by Routledge