The Communication Yearbook 16 focuses on the study of communication within corporate organizations. Part II explores the role of communication studies in such timely issues as communication technology, globalization and multiculturalism. The final sectionfocuses on three theoretical debates in which contributors discuss communication during initial interaction, the motivation to communicate, and communication in decision-making and problem-solving groups. Commentaries on each chapter provide alternative perspectives, extend issues of significance and help engage the reader in the contemporary debates in each area.
Section 1: New Views of Organizational Communication: American and European Perspectives 1. Cultural-Ideological Modes of Management Control: A Theory and A Case Study of a Professional Service Company Mats Alvesson Commentaries: Cultural-Odeological Modes of Control: An Examination of Concept Formation Robert D. McPhee Culture, Control, and the Labot Process Astrid Kersten 2. "Ritual" in Organizational Culture Theory: Some Theoretical Reflections and a Plea for Greater Terminological Rigor Joachim Knuf Commentaries: Ritual as a Heuristic Device in Studies of Organizational Discourse Gerry Philipsen Arguing for "Ritualisitic" Pluralism: The Tension Between Privilege and the Mundane Patricia Riley 3. Viewing Organizational Communication From a Feminist Perspective: A Critique and Some Offerings Judi Marshall Commentaries: At Least It Is a Start Connie Bullis Feminism and the Critique of Organizational Communication Studies Dennis K. Mumby 4. Structuration Theory as an Ontology for Communication Research Stephen P. Banks and Patricia Riley Commentary: Rhetorical/Communication Theory as an Ontology for Structuration Research Charles Conrad 5. High-Speed management: A Revolution in Organizational Communication in the 1990s Donald P. Cushman and Sarah Sanderson King Commentaries: Issues for a Theory of High-Speed Management David R. Seibold and Noshir S. Contractor On the Joys and Sorrows of Predicting the Future or Organizational Communication Marshall Scott Poole 6. A Decade of Organizational Communication Research: Journal Articles 1980-1991 Myria Watkins Allen, J. Micheal Gotcher and Joy Hart Seibert Commentary: Beyond the Snapshot: Setting a Research Agenda in Organizational Communication Sue DeWine and Tom Daniels Section 2: Communication in a Changing World: Technologies and Multiculturalism 7. Competing Frameworks for Research on Information-Communication Technologies and Society: Toward a Synthesis Peter Shields and Rohan Samarajiva Commentaries: On Building Theory From the Inside Out Oscar H. Gandy, Jr. Capitalism, Information, and Uneven Development Dan Schiller 8. Third-Culture Building: A Paradigm Shift for International and Intercultural Communication Fred L. Casmir Commentaries: On Third-Culture Building Robert Shuter Toward a Paradigm Shift for Intercultural and International Communication: New Research Directions Getinet Belay Section 3: Theory Debate in Interpersonal and Small Group Communication 9. Components and Functions of Communication During Initial Interaction, With Extrapolations to Beyond James M. Honeycutt Commentaries: Uncertainty and Social Interaction Charles R. Berger Extrapolating Beyond: Processes of Uncertainty Reduction Kathy Kellermann 10. Motivation to Communicate: A Critical Review With Suggested Alternatives Theodore E. Zorn Commentaries: Motivation to Communicate: A Critical View of a Critical Review Walter R. Zakahi Social Science: A framework for Communication Inquiry Gail Sorenson 11. The Evolution and Current Status of the Functional Perspective on Communication in Decision-Making and Problem-Solving Groups Dennis S. Gouran, Randy Y. Hirokawa, Kelly M. Julian and Geoff B. Leatham Commentaries: A Functional Perspective for Bona Fide Groups Cynthia Stohl and Michael E. Holmes An Evaluation of the Functional Perspective in Small Group Communication Julie M. Billingsley
Biography
Stanley Deetz
