Mumby, Dennis K.

Organizational communication : a critical introduction / Dennis K Mumby; Timothy Kuhn - Second edition.; International student edition - xxii, 453 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

PrefaceAcknowledgementsPart I: Studying Organizations Critically1. What is Organizational Communication?2. Developing a Critical Approach to Organizational CommunicationPart II: Studying Organizational Communication Historically3. Fordism and Organizational Communication4. Organizations as Communication Systems5. Communication, Culture, and OrganizingPart III: Critical Perspectives on Organizational Communication and the New Workplace6. Post-Fordism and Organizational Communication7. Power and Resistance at Work8. Communicating Gender at Work9. Communicating Difference at Work10. Branding, Work, and Consumption11. Leadership Communication in the New Workplace12. Information and Communication Technologies in/at Work13. Organizational Communication, Globalization, and Corporate Social Responsibility14. Communication, Meaningful Work, and Personal IdentityGlossaryReferencesIndexAbout the Authors

Linking theory with practice, Organizational Communication explores the field historically, conceptually, and practically, guiding students in how they can critically assess their relationships to work, consumption and organizations.

College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts in Communication


Text in English

9781544328720 (pbk)


Communication in organizations.
Organizational behavior.

658.45 M91 2019