The Power of Corporate Communication: Crafting the Voice and
Image of Your Business.
by Paul A. Argenti and Janis Forman. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002.
294 pp.
The authors of The Power of Corporate Communication: Crafting the
Voice and Image of Your Business are familiar, at least . . .
Building a taxonomy and nomenclature of collaborative writing to
improve interdisciplinary research and practice.
This article provides a taxonomy of nomenclature for, and
discussion of issues related to collaborative writing. The goal is to
enhance its research, improve its application in academia and . . .
When discourses collide: a case study of interprofessional
collaborative writing in a medically oriented law firm.
This qualitative case study explores interprofessional
collaborative writing among attorneys, nurse consultants, and writers in
a law firm. Elucidating the challenges of . . .
Opening the aperture: research and theory on collaborative
writing.
Readers of any major professional journal like the Journal of
Business Communication put the articles they read to this test: How does
the article extend research and theory in the discipline? The . . .
Willingness to try a new communication technology: perceptual
factors and task situations in a health care context.
The study uses data from a study of telemedicine in two rural, Ohio
(United States) counties to test predictions about individuals'
stated intent to receive medical care through videoconferencing. . . .
Letters from the Association for Business Communication and the
Journal of Business Communication editor.
The Association for Business Communication's new partnership
with Sage Publications to publish the Journal of Business Communication
is an exciting opportunity to enhance our image and to increase . . .
Spurious Coin: a History of Science, Management, and Technical
Writing.(Book Review)
By Bernadette Longo. Albany: State University of New York Press,
2000. 204 pages.
This book is described by its subtitle as a history, but it is also
a cultural critique--and a much-needed one, . . .
The impact of benefits on graduating student willingness to
accept job offers.
The research presented in this article evaluates the influence of
quality of information communicated about both non-traditional and
traditional benefits on the recruitment of college graduates. . . .
Measurement data on commonly used scales to measure oral
communication and writing apprehensions.
Curriculum changes and training advances in business communication
have provided students and practitioners with an opportunity to develop
and improve communication skills. Despite such changes, . . .
The Gawdy Papers (1509-c. 1750) and the history of professional
writing in England.
Since the Gawdy Papers, a mostly unpublished collection of family
papers in the British Library consisting of over five thousand
documents, cover such a large period in the history of modern . . .
Letter from the editor.(Editorial)
With much regret I announce Professor Ron Dulek's departure as
JBC associate editor. Ron served JBC with great distinction for over two
years. Ron provided invaluable assistance to me when he and . . .
Leading Organizations Through Transition: Communication and
Cultural Change. .(Book Review)
By Stanley A. Deetz, Sarah J. Tracy, Jennifer Lynn Simpson.
Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications, 2000. 232 pp.
With the number of mergers and acquisitions, restructuring of
corporations . . .
The term "win-win" in conflict management: a classic
case of misuse and overuse. (Commentary).
Words evolve in their usage and meaning over time, but few words in
the business language have changed as much as the term
"win-win." Once confined to the literature on conflict
management, the . . .
Negotiating order in interorganizational communication: discourse
analysis of a meeting of three diverse organizations.
This study analyzes the discourse during a meeting of three diverse
organizations as they attempt to resolve conflicting organizational
interests. The three diverse groups were a waste disposal . . .
"You're a guaranteed winner": composing
"You" in a consumer culture.
This article explores the functional elegance of direct mail as it
constructs its target audience. More specifically, it examines direct
mailings included in a nationally publicized court case . . .
2002/2004 meetings and events calendar.(Abstract)
ABC
2002/2004 MEETINGS AND EVENTS CALENDAR
Dates/Region Place
2003
ABC-Southwestern US Houston, TX
March 4-9 Hyatt Regency Houston
ABC Western . . .
Achieving Success Through Social Capital. (Book Review).(Book
Review)
By Wayne Baker. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc., 2000. 256 pages.
Social capital is a hot topic in organizations today. The concept,
which gained wide appeal among social scientists in the . . .
Successful Sino-Western business negotiation: participants'
accounts of national and professional cultures *.
Chinese and Western interviewees related their experiences of
culture in Sino-Western business negotiation focusing on the Chinese.
Regarding Chinese cultural influences on negotiations, both . . .
Speaking the language of the bottom-line: the metaphor of
"managing diversity".
This study explores the metaphor of managing diversity and its
related discourses that dominate current business communication about
the changing workforce. We examine the language employed . . .
Could communication form impact organizations' experience
with diversity?
In this paper we argue that cultural diversity can be advantageous
or detrimental for organizations depending on organization members'
communication. We introduce three forms of communication . . .
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