Organizational Change integrates major empirical, theoretical and conceptual approaches to implementing communication in organizational settings. Laurie Lewis ties together the disparate literatures in management, education, organizational sociology, and communication to explore how the practices and processes of communication work in real-world cases of change implementation. * Gives a bold and comprehensive overview of communication research and ideas on change and those who bring it about * Fills in an important piece of the applied communication puzzle as it relates to organizations * Illustrated with student friendly, real life case studies from organizations, including organizational mergers, governmental or nprofit policy or procedural implementation, or techlogical invation * Winner of the 2011 Organizational Communication NCA Division Book of the Year
Product Identifiers
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Wiley-Blackwell (An Imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
ISBN-10
1405191899
ISBN-13
9781405191890
eBay Product ID (ePID)
105451691
Product Key Features
Author
Laurie K. Lewis
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Management & Business: General
Type
Textbook
Dimensions
Weight
402g
Height
229mm
Width
153mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Chicester
Spine
14mm
Series Title
Foundations in Communication Theory
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Author Biography
Laurie K. Lewis is Associate Professor of Communication at Rutgers University. Her work has been published in many highly regarded journals including Academy of Management Review, Human Communication Research, Communication Monographs, Communication Theory, Management Communication Quarterly, Journal of Business Communication among others. Dr. Lewis is also an experienced trainer and consultant in the area of organizational change and a research associate at Lifestory Research.