Organizational Communication: Foundations, Challenges, and Misunderstandings

This text is written for an introductory course in organizational communication, focusing on internal communication and organizing issues on the organizational behavior level. Early chapters cover foundations of organizational communication from the perspective of the author's concept of "misunderstandings," an umbrella term used to connote the nature of interaction in organizational settings. Later chapters frame topics traditionally covered in organizational communication textbooks in terms of "misunderstandings," illustrating points with news stories and excerpts from interviews with leaders and workers in various types of organizations. It is assumed that students have had a previous course in communication, and that they will cover methodological and philosophical orientations more deeply in a subsequent advanced course. Modaff is affiliated with Ohio University. DeWine is affiliated with Marietta College. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)