Organizational Communication is the first textbook in the field written from a critical perspective, while providing a comprehensive survey of theory and research in organizational communication. It familiarizes students with the field of organizational communication-historically, conceptually, and practically-and challenges them to reconsider their common sense understandings of work and organizations, preparing them for participation in 21st century organizational settings. Linking theory with practice, Mumby explores the significant role played by organizations and corporations in constructing our identities. He provides important ways for students to critically reflect on their own relationships to work, consumption, and organizations. This edition includes the most recent advances in research and theory, and incorporates new contemporary examples and case studies throughout the text.
Dennis K. Mumby is the Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Communication at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. His research focuses on the communicative dynamics of organizational control and resistance under neoliberalism. He is a Fellow of the International Communication Association, and a National Communication Association Distinguished Scholar. He has authored or edited 7 books and over 60 articles in the area of critical organization studies, and his work has appeared in journals such as Academy of Management Review, Management Communication Quarterly, Organization Studies, Organization, and Human Relations. He is past chair of the Organizational Communication Division of NCA, and an 8-time winner of the division's annual research award. He has served as chair of the Organizational Communication Division of the International Communication Association, and is a recipient of the division's Fredric M. Jablin Award for contributions to the field of organizational communication.
Preface Acknowledgements Part I: Studying Organizations Critically 1. What is Organizational Communication? 2. Developing a Critical Approach to Organizational Communication Part II: Studying Organizational Communication Historically 3. Fordism and Organizational Communication 4. Organizations as Communication Systems 5. Communication, Culture, and Organizing Part III: Critical Perspectives on Organizational Communication and the New Workplace 6. Post-Fordism and Organizational Communication 7. Power and Resistance at Work 8. Communicating Gender at Work 9. Communicating Difference at Work 10. Branding, Work, and Consumption 11. Leadership Communication in the New Workplace 12. Information and Communication Technologies in/at Work 13. Organizational Communication, Globalization, and Corporate Social Responsibility 14. Communication, Meaningful Work, and Personal Identity Glossary References Index About the Authors
