{"product_id":"strategic-organizational-communication-in-a-global-economy-paperback-softback-9781444338638","title":"Strategic Organizational Communication; In a Global Economy (Paperback \/ softback) 9781444338638","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStrategic Organizational Communication\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIn a Global Economy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Strategic Organizational Communication has been truly revitalized with its comprehensive coverage of organizational issues within the communication community. Enhanced with new material on such issues as globalization, ethics, and change, the combination of in-depth reporting and pointed cases will provide students with useful, relevant insight into the complexities of organizational life.”\u003cbr\u003e - \u003ci\u003eCynthia Hardy, University of Melbourne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e“Professors Conrad and Poole have maintained the solid core of critical analysis that has been the hallmark of this book, while thoroughly updating the cases and issues in the 7th edition.  Bravo!”\u003cbr\u003e - \u003ci\u003eJames A. Anderson, University of Utah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCharles Conrad (Author), Marshall Scott Poole (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781444338638, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 February 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e528 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 18.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.816 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSurveying a wide variety of disciplines, this fully-revised 7th edition offers a sophisticated and engaging treatment of the rapidly expanding field of organizational communication  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlaces organizations and organizational communication within a broader social, economic, and cultural context\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApplies a global perspective throughout, including thoughtful consideration of non-Western forms of leadership, as well as global economic contexts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a level of sophistication and integration of ideas from a variety of disciplines that makes this treatment definitive\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e Updated in the seventh edition:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCoverage of recent events and their ethical dimensions, including the bank crisis and bailouts in the US and UK \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a nuanced, in-depth discussion of technology, and a new chapter on organizational change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes new and revised case studies for a fresh view on perennial topics, incorporating a global focus throughout\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOnline Instructors' Manual, including sample syllabi, tips for using the case studies, test questions, and supplemental case studies \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnit I Underlying Concepts 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Strategic Organizational Communication 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizational Communication as Strategic Discourse 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 1.1. How to Handle the Scarlet Email 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fundamental Paradox 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking Strategically About Organizing and Communicating 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 1.2. Can You Trust Anyone Under Thirty? 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating Socio-Economic Spaces 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking Organizations Look Alike 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategies of Organizing 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategic Communication for Individual Members of Organizations 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary: The Complexities of Organizational Communication 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Keys to Strategic Organizational Communication 30\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeing Connections: The Importance of Systems Thinking 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 2.1. There Go the Lights, Here Come the Babies? 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUncovering Assumptions: The Importance of Critical Thinking 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValuing Differences: The Advantages of Diversity 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking Globally: The Challenges of Globalization 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding Technology: A Radical Force for Change 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 2.2. Working in the Virtual Future: An Optimistic View (Looking Back) 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnit II Strategies of Organizing 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Traditional Strategies of Organizing 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraditional Strategies of Organizational Design 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 3.1. Feel Safer Now? 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraditional Strategies of Motivation, Control, and Surveillance 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 3.2. The Power of Rewards at Industry International 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraditional Strategies of Leadership 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformation and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Traditional Strategies of Organizing 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 3.3. Scenes From the Electronic Sweatshop 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Communication and Traditional Strategies of Organizing 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Relational Strategies of Organizing 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelational Strategies of Organizational Design 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 4.1. Going South? 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelational Strategies of Motivation, Control, and Surveillance 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 4.2. Empowerment or Iron Cage? 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelational Strategies of Leadership 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformation and Communication Technology and the Relational Strategy 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessing Relational Strategies 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking Critically About Relational Strategies 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Cultural Strategies of Organizing 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining Key Terms: Cultures and Organizational Cultures 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Strategies of Organizational Design 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Strategies of Motivation, Control, and Surveillance 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizational Symbolism and Cultural Strategies of Motivation and Control 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 5.1. It’s My Party and I’ll Do What I Want To 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 5.2. Resistance and Control in Three Service Organizations 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Strategies of Leadership 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology and Cultural Strategies of Organizing 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking Critically About Cultural Strategies 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Network Strategies of Organizing 191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNetwork Strategies of Organizational Design 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 6.1. Choosing Communication Media 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 6.2. What Might Have Been 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 6.1. al-Qaeda: A Network Organization? 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 6.2. Evolving Into a Network Organization 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNetwork Strategies of Motivation, Control, and Surveillance 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenges for Control Systems in Network Organizations 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership in Network Organizations 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenges and Problems for Network Organizations 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond Networks: Alternative Strategies of Organizing 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 6.3. Postmodern Organizations? 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePostscript to Unit II Contingency Perspective on Organizing Strategies 231\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTask 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study P.1. Steeling Away Into a Different Structure 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterrelationships Among the Contingency Variables 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion and Transition 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnit III Challenges in the Twenty-First Century 241\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Communication, Power, and Politics in Organizations 243\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Perspective on Organizational Power 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 7.1. On Death and Dying 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocietal Assumptions and the Bases of Organizational Power 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 7.2. The Playground Never Ends 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizational Politics: Overt Power in the Communicative Process 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 7.1. An Exploration of Life in Systems of Power 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Communication, Decision Making, and Conflict in Organizations 284\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunication and Organizational Decision Making 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 8.1. Making a Green Decision 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 8.1. Managing the Ambiguity 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 8.2. Koalas and Roos Flying Through Chaos 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunication and the Management of Organizational Conflict 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 8.3. The Bargaining Case 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Organizational Change 339\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInnovation 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 9.1 Organizing for Creativity 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdoption 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplementation 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 9.1. Implementing a Moving Target: Quality Improvement at TopHill Hospital System 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 9.2. Storytelling Journeys into Change 368\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 376\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Communication and Diverse Workplaces 380\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResisting “Others” 382\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 10.1. Sequestering Sexual Harassment 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfronting the Dominant Perspective 398\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 10.1. Feminist Strategies for Organizing 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 10.2. Trying to Stay Balanced 402\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 10.3. Is That Term “Childless” or “Childfree”? 406\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaking a Holistic Perspective 409\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 412\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Communication, Organizations, and Globalization 418\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture, Difference, and Organizational Communication 421\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncreasing Cultural Understanding 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 11.1. Can You Trust Anyone Under Thirty, Part 2? 427\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomics, Globalization, and Organizational Communication 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 11.2. Small Companies, Global Approaches 438\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Communication, Ethics, and Organizational Rhetoric 447\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthics, Organizations, and Social Control 450\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocietal Assumptions and Organizational Rhetoric 452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRhetoric and Organizational Crisis and Image Management 455\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 12.1. Lanxess Cleans Up Its Act 461\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Policy making and Organizational Rhetoric 463\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 12.2. 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