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Stowers, Robert H.; Barker, Randolph T. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 2010
This article explores the uses of coaching and mentoring as they apply to organizational communication professors. The authors contend that these professors already are proficient at coaching and mentoring and the coaching and mentoring processes are routinely undertaken as part of their standard university teaching responsibilities. As coaches,…
Descriptors: Mentors, Organizational Communication, College Faculty, Teaching Methods
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Stutts, Nancy B.; Barker, Randolph T. – Management Communication Quarterly, 1999
Presents an analysis of image advertisement developed from Narrative Paradigm Theory. Suggests that the nature of postmodern culture makes image advertising an appropriate external communication strategy for generating stake holder loyalty. Suggests that Narrative Paradigm Theory can identify potential sources of audience conflict by illuminating…
Descriptors: Advertising, Audience Analysis, Higher Education, Organizational Communication
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Barker, Randolph T.; Franzak, Frank J. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1997
States that group class exercises have the potential to provide important lessons for business education students. Describes organizational communication and marketing classes that applied team formation and team-building exercises to enrich the team experience and differentiate it from typical group work. (PA)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Marketing
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Barker, Randolph T.; Stowers, Robert H. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 2007
The purpose of this article is to evaluate value-add methods and activities applied to organizational communication college-level course work. Graduate organizational communication faculty are aware that their classes serve as direct preparation for students entering business and professional careers. The knowledge learned and the skills acquired…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Graduate Students, Teaching Methods, Relevance (Education)
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Barker, Randolph T.; Zifcak, Lisa – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1999
Discusses gender-difference and gender-sameness theory in workplace communication. Presents an integrated paradigm of gender as only one of many contextually-based factors that characterize an organization's patterns. Critiques the gender-difference and gender-integrated paradigms with five criteria for theory effectiveness and provides an example…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication
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Barker, Randolph T.; Camarata, M. Michael – Journal of Business Communication, 1998
Outlines why organizations need to learn. Discusses communication embedded in the following: the preconditions for becoming a learning organization, the indicators that a firm is a learning organization, and the disciplines necessary to maintain learning in organizations. Presents an organizational case study of an organization that used…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Higher Education