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The influence of negative newspaper publicity on corporate image in the Netherlands.
In the Netherlands, a debate on the effects of negative publicity on a person's or company's image was started by the decision of the Dutch Public Prosecutor's office to adopt a new policy in its . . .

Writing the history of business communication: the example of Defoe.(18th century writer Daniel Defoe)
In "The Spurious Paternity of Business Communication Principles," John Hagge suggests that modern historians of business communication have devoted disproportionate attention to the development of . . .

The use of communication to motivate college sales teams.
Managers place extensive emphasis on employee motivation; in no type of organization is this more apparent than in sales organizations. As one sales manager said to us, "Motivation is everything. . . .

The role of communication in creating and maintaining a learning organization: preconditions, indicators, and disciplines.
It is no accident that most organizations learn poorly. The way they are designed and managed, the way people's jobs are defined, and, most important, the way we have been taught to think and . . .

A newcomer gains power: an analysis of the role of rhetorical expertise.
When we think about newcomers entering an organization, we think about how much they have to learn, the socialization process they will have to go through, the possibilities for advancement that . . .

Communication quality revisited: exploring the link with persuasive effects.
This paper explores a central issue in business communication, communication quality, and links it to persuasive effects. Making connections between persuasive effects and communication . . .

The impact of candid versus legally defensible language on the persuasiveness of environmental self-assessments. (includes appen
Dorothy Winsor (1993), has argued that corporate writers do not own their texts because the choices writers can make are shaped by the organizational cultures in which they write" (p. 180). That . . .

The optimum level of argumentativeness for employed women.
Discussion of substantive issues among coworkers is vital to group effectiveness (see, for example, Burnett, 1991), and workplace discussion is rightfully encouraged by many business . . .

Korean business letters: strategies for effective complaints in cross-cultural communication.
Many South Korean business people regularly write business documents in English. This use of English as a foreign language reflects the economic "globalization" policy adopted by the . . .

The effect of high-impact writing on decision making within a public sector bureaucracy.
Writing within organizations is generally a purposeful, goal-oriented activity (Gieselman, 1982). When generating documents, organizational writers usually wish to achieve specific outcomes, such as . . .

The relationship between self-monitoring and leadership in student project groups.
As teamwork becomes prevalent in today's organizations (Ancona, 1990; Bettenhausen, 1991; Gallucci, 1985), instructors from a variety of disciplines increasingly incorporate collaborative learning . . .

The visual portrayal of women in IBM's 'Think': a longitudinal analysis. (employee newsletter)
In recent years, the "woman-friendly" or "family-friendly" appellation has been given to companies that score high on criteria that support a woman's career development and help employees manage . . .

Exploring corporate rhetoric: metadiscourse in the CEO's letter.
The CEO's letter to shareholders is the most prominent and widely read part of an annual report. Although frequently criticized as "five pages of financial information and 40 pages of fluff" (Wild, . . .

The critical contact: a study of recruiter verbal behavior during campus interviews.
Employment interviews vary widely in specific form and content but essentially have three purposes: to select potential employees, to solicit potential employees, and to give potential employees . . .

Organizational rules on communicating: how employees are - and are not - learning the ropes.
How do employees of an organization know how the organization wants them to communicate on the job? How do organizations tell them? Do they tell them? Do organizations rely on corporate culture to . . .

More than survival: the discipline of business communication and the uses of translation.(Discipline Formation in Business Commu
Anthropologists tell a story of war and survival among primates. In he battle for territorial supremacy, one group of apes forces another into the trees. The dominant apes who take over the land . . .

The experiences of women in a public relations firm: a phenomenological explication. (includes appendices)(At Issue: The Environ
The number of women entering the workforce has increased over the past several decades resulting in women making up 43% of the civilian workforce in 1990. In addition, every two out of three new . . .

The effects of interpersonal closeness and issue seriousness on blowing the whistle.(At Issue: The Environment of Business Commu
Studies examining whistleblowers' behavior are growing in organizational behavior research. Past studies have found personal characteristics (Miceli & Near, 1984, 1988; Miceli, Roach, & Near, 1988) . . .

Appropriate relational messages in direct selling interaction: should salespeople adapt to buyers' communicator style?(At Issue:
Successful sales people are competent communicators (Williams & Spiro, 1985) who have the knowledge, skill, and motivation to interact effectively and appropriately (Spitzberg & Cupach, 1984) in . . .

Integration versus distribution in contract negotiations: an interaction analysis of strategy use.(At Issue: The Environment of
The view of conflict within organizational contexts has changed considerably over the past several years, shifting from early conceptualizations of conflict as something negative, something to . . .

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