Results suggest that subordinates who perceive their supervisors as highly involved in organizational politics are less open in communication and less satisfied with their supervisors than subordinates who perceive their supervisors as moderately or minimally involved. (PD)

Distinguishes between managerial communication and organizational communication. Reports the findings of a survey of college communication teachers and department heads concerning managerial communication. (FL)

It is contended in this article that many typical problems can be avoided in a human service organization which implements the use of computers in its work. (Author/DB)

Encourages professors to become aware of and improve teaching skills through developing staff communication, writing effective learning objectives, constructing better tests and measures, and recognizing states of student intellectual development. (JD)

Identifies and compares the patterns of communication of groups making risky and cautious decision shifts. Risky- and cautious-shift group discussions displayed nonrandom and statistically different distributional and sequential structures. Findings are discussed in terms of two explanations of the risky- shift phenomenon. (JMF)

Reports on different ways of describing organizations in terms of the interactions which take place among members, and attempts to differentiate and describe interactions in terms of the type of content most frequently discussed. (JMF)

Develops an empirical framework for examining the process and outcome of negotiation. The hypothesis of the proposed model is confirmed indicating that prenegotiation expectations and social power strategy implementation are the most significant predictors of outcome. Also examines the situation and personality traits relevant to the negotiation…

The president of the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation (COPA) answers some basic questions about accreditation, describes what COPA is and does, and notes how it relates to other organizations involved in or affected by accreditation. He calls COPA the "balance wheel" meshing many accreditation forces for smooth operation. (MF)

Presents an exercise to facilitate employee understanding and implementation of planned organizational change, along with techniques to introduce the concept of change into organization development workshops or supervisory training efforts. Describes barriers that stimulate resistance to change and ways to promote acceptance of organizational…

Described is a state-wide project developed at Washington State University designed to communicate information about innovative curricula in science, mathematics, and social studies at elementary and middle school levels. Summer workshops, ongoing evaluations, and compilation of "a resource roster of teachers" are included in the…

Notes that the new trend in business toward informal learning programs is meeting with success. Suggests alternatives to formalized training and means of implementing these learning techniques. (TA)

Developing a positive attitude in the staff will require sophisticated planning, realistic objectives, and honesty. Ten questions help administrators evaluate communication with personnel and the community. (Author/MLF)

Applies critical theory to the workforce's culture, language, and symbols, providing insight into a pattern of power agendas in the deep structural meaning that determines which issues will be open for debate and which are not. Argues that students must be taught to understand the distortion of communication to impose power and to respond to its…

Addresses the normalization common to multicultural approaches to the teaching of writing. Focuses the investigation on a context where the imperative to adopt the normal voice is especially acute: the business writing classroom. Explores an alternative approach to teaching business writing, asking not how intercultural problems can be solved but…

Examines the power of positive publicity as cost-effective child-care marketing. Suggests that getting positive press can make marketing easier, less expensive, and fun. Notes that by creating news stories and developing a working relationship with targeted media, child-care-center directors can inform, educate, and create new prospects and…