Reviews studies on the impact of organizational factors on the adoption of innovations along three dimensions (innovation type, innovation radicalness, and stages of adoption), finding considerable agreement. Proposes a research agenda for future studies. (SR)

Any plan to create a communications/governance structure to empower stakeholders must address several questions: rationale, potential advantages and disadvantages, problems to be considered, format, committee structure and responsibilities, and evaluation techniques. Includes 10 references. (MLH)

Argues that building communication bridges with strength and understanding, clear of barriers, is the foundation for success as a reading supervisor. Also argues that keeping the lines of communication open--and sending clear messages--will enhance the reading supervisor's role and add credibility to that position. (RS)

Urges Catholic educators to develop a crisis communication plan to ensure that all communication with the press and public is handled promptly and thoroughly by a designated spokesperson. Describes workshops which simulate real-life challenges as a means of testing crisis management plans. Offers guidelines for the development of a crisis…

Proposes that cultural and role variables within organizations will predict the extent to which individuals hold a collective or individualistic approach to organizational life. Finds that effects of participation and allocation on organizational participants is moderated by the culture of the organization and the roles individuals play within the…

Describes the contingent media relations policy employed by Rockwell International, the prime contractor for the United States space shuttle program, following the January 28, 1986, destruction of the Challenger. Analyzes Rockwell's response through a theoretical model of crisis perception and Rockwell's policy in relation to the mass media. (MS)

Presents six aspects of business school videoconferencing: (1) a rationale for using videoconferencing in the business curriculum; (2) a description of the Videoconferencing Center in the Texas Christian University business school; (3) budgetary considerations and resources; (4) learning objectives for student videoconferencing; (5) sample…

Reviews the forms and functions of narrative. Considers the influence of organizational narratives in academic settings from three perspectives: a developmental perspective (the transformative and transformable nature of organizational stories); a comparative perspective (the important distinction between macro-stories and micro-stories); and a…

Discusses an experiment to find the effects of "powerful" and "powerless" language on small computer-mediated groups. Explains that subjects were asked to communicate via computer in a decision-making context. Describes the three conditions. Finds that language style has significant impact on impression formation in computer…

Describes a project in a desktop publishing course in which students work with nonprofit and campus organizations to design brochures that fulfill important needs. Discusses specific tools students use. Describes the brochure project, project criteria, clients, text and graphics for the project, how to evaluate the project, and guidelines for…

Analyzes the communicative activities of a project team in a large corporation in the computer industry, exploring the relationship of written text and authority. Discusses how written text is used in a number of specific ways to maintain group authority. (SR)

Shows that listening plays a central role in assessments of communication competence, accounting for approximately one-third of the characteristics perceivers use to evaluate communication competence in coworkers. Finds that organization members differ in their use of listening in judgments of communication competence in several kinds of…

Finds that supervisor relationships have a significant impact on the feedback and social support transferees report experiencing during their first year at new locations; on transferees' physical, psychological, and cognitive adjustment to their new roles; and on the type of peer relationships they develop. Shows the middle-group supervisor…

Describes the experiences of a master of arts student in professional writing and editing who undertook ethnographic research to explore ghostwriting in a military headquarters. Investigates the ways in which the military's review process influences writer psychology and the final written product. Discusses changes in local writing and reviewing…

Discusses a framework for identifying organizational processes or models within the context of the organization's decision-making processes. Five organizational models appropriate to academic libraries are presented: rational, political bargaining, garbage can, bureaucratic, and participatory. Guidelines for managers include how to distinguish…