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Understanding Organization Through Culture and Structure Relational and Other Lessons From the African American Organization
344 Pages
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Routledge
354 Pages
by
Routledge
344 Pages
by
Routledge
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Understanding Organization Through Culture and Structure: Relational and Other Lessons From the African American Organization presents an innovative view of organizations and the communication processes that constitute them. Arguing that human beings are communicatively embedded in their cultures, Anne Maydan Nicotera and Marcia J. Clinkscales, working with Felicia R. Walker, examine issues... Read more
Contents: Preface. Culture and Organization. Communication and Two Predominantly African-American Organizations. African-American Rules and Resources. Interpenetration of Contradicting Structures: The Divergent Organization. The Divergent Organization's Communicative Downward Spiral. Theoretic Applications. Where Do We Go From Here?: Conceptualizing the Convergent Organization. Epilogue: The Lessons Learned.
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Anne Maydan Nicotera, Marcia J. Clinkscales, Felicia R. Walker
"...this book merits attentive reading and close study by anyone concerned with the successful development of African-American organizations of all kinds. Although theoretical and 'only' a beginning, it promises the possibility of development towards real breakthroughs in areas of American life where new beginnings and real breakthroughs are desperately needed."
—Communication Research Trends
