Investigated the potential existence and formation of subcultures in organizations, using an inductive research methodology to show how four different types of knowledge were shared by organization members. Numerous cultural subgroupings were found to exist regarding two kinds of cultural knowledge, and an organizationwide cultural overlay was…

Offers advice on holding successful meetings. Discusses certain behaviors present in all meetings, as well as the three phases of every meeting: the start, the working session, and the close. (SR)

Discusses important points for the freelance technical writer to consider when setting guidelines and developing contracts. (SR)

Provides a theory-based, strategic framework to facilitate relationship-building with publics through the World Wide Web. Contends that strategic communication on the Web can benefit from a consideration of dialogic communication. Offers dialogic communication as a theoretical framework to guide relationship-building between organizations and…

Describes the activities of Indiana University's crisis communications team during the Bob Knight controversy. Discusses how the school's response was based on four crisis communications principles: create a plan, appoint a single spokesperson, respond with open and continuous communications, and expect the unexpected. (EV)

Argues that some elements of structure are essential if organizations, and teams working within these organizations, are to achieve their goals. Provides an overview of two aspects of structure that are necessary in team-centered organizations: an internal facilitative structure appropriate for each team's specific needs, and an organizational…

Argues that, although organizational communication as a field of study appears fragmented, a case for its status as a discipline can be made. Cites four central problematics that frame a sense of community and identity among scholars: that of voice, rationality, organization, and organization-society relationship--making organizational…

Suggests that today's organizations should not seek to eliminate mystery through communication but should rather seek to enhance it as a way of improving communication. Draws on Kenneth Burke's perspective on communication and his three key sources of mystery: separation, strangeness, and hierarchy. (TB)

Rereads the concept of hegemony "against the grain" of interpretations currently dominant in communication studies, generally, and in critical organizational communication studies specifically. Argues that the received reading of hegemony as domination through consent has lead to a bifurcation of critical studies into two models of…

One of the most effective ways to help students integrate classroom knowledge they have gained in an Organizational Communication class is for students to put that knowledge literally "to work" through analysis of an actual organization. However, unlimited entry into a "real" organization's communication systems is sometimes limited and often…

A study of the formality of the communication network and the direction of communication indicated that these dimensions could be specified empirically and their relationships to worker satisfaction measured. (Author/MLF)

The goal of this guide is two-fold: (1) to equip readers with practical guidelines for establishing communications plans and making those plans work; and (2) to develop information for implementing a public relations seminar targeted at designing workshops that reach a broad segment of members. Five topics are addressed: (1) the basic public…

Directing the reader to books and articles making significant contributions to theory and research in the field of organizational communication, this annotated bibliography contains 43 entries, including seminal works, exemplars, and state-of-the-art pieces primarily by authors within the field of communication. The entries are grouped into 9…

Analysis of interorganizational relationships in a rural county show that the number of volunteers is a particularly useful predictor of interorganizational participation, besides degree of autonomy from parent organization, complexity, size, and auspices. (Author/KR)

The authors describe a public relations effort undertaken to promote the awareness of the school nurse's role on the part of school district officials and community. (MJB)