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	Organizational Communication
		Excellence in communication contributes to success in all aspects of personal, professional, and civic life.
		In the Department of Organizational and Political Communication students concentrate on communication theory, research, and practice in a variety of contexts, including public speaking, conflict resolution, management, and political campaigns.
		The Department of Organizational and Political Communication is committed to ensuring that all Emerson students master deliberative communication skills that reflect the oral tradition and promise of the College and that prepare students for leadership in a global environment.
	www.emerson.edu /organizational_communication (242 words)

	Organizational communication - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The discipline of organizational communication has roots in the discipline of rhetoric and dates from the time of the orators of Ancient Greece and Rome, such as Aristotle, Cicero and Quintillian.
		Communication is primarily a mechanical process, in which a message is constructed and encoded by a sender, transmitted through some channel, then received and decoded by a receiver.
		The National Communication Association and the International Communication Association are among the chief academic organizations with substantial organizational communication participation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Organizational_communication (1210 words)

	ACJ Review: Applied Organizational Communication (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		He argues that communication is important to the organization, its leaders, and the individual--a brief three-part idea that unfortunately goes away (at least as an explicit organizational device) after the first chapter.
		By discussing this vastness of communication study early in the text, Harris sets the tone for an understanding of organizational behavior, and communication in general, as something that is inherently uncertain.
		Communication, and the numerous interpersonal phenomena that he presents in detail (e.g., perception, verbal and nonverbal “communication,” listening, and conflict management), serve as “tools” through which communicators make social interaction more certain--much like how the bottom row of high school student bodies helps make a wondrous pyramid formation more solid and secure.
	acjournal.org /holdings/vol6/iss2/reviews/berry.htm (853 words)

	Strategic and Organizational Communication
		Organizational communication is the study of the relationship between communicating and organizing.
		Focusing on a variety of organizational forms, including both for-profit and non-profit organizations, students will develop a strong ability to integrate their understanding of organizational communication with their current and future participation in organizations through creative and critical verbal and written analyses of communication processes.
		Emphasis on research on special topics in public communication and communication advocacy, e.g., political advertising, rhetoric of social issues, rhetorical genre, interpersonal influence, presidential communication, rhetorical masterpieces, etc. Could be single topic, individual topics, group project.
	www.temple.edu /bulletin/ugradbulletin/ucd/soc.htm (1854 words)

	Organizational Communication - Chat, Message Boards, Instant Messenger, Web Polls
		Organizational Communication platforms increase staff productivity and reduce expenditures on traditional communication methods.
		The direct nature of the communication between executive level leaders and customers also serves to increase the sense of loyalty among customers and heighten the perceived value of the company.
		Conservation International, a leading environmental organization in the preservation of worldwide biodiversity, uses Multicity's instant language translation enabled Organizational Communication platform to facilitate communication among its globally dispersed staff.
	www.multicity.com /solutions/applications/corporate_communications.html (172 words)

	Department of Communication•Texas A&M University
		Communication in the context of organizations focuses on the role of messages, language, emotions, and symbols in creating and sustaining organizations.
		In particular, it examines the networks and cultures that are created and reflected through communication processes and the impact of communication on organizational effectiveness.
		Communication in the context of health focuses on the symbolic and organizational processes through which people -- individually and collectively -- understand, share ideas about, and accommodate to health and illness.
	comm.tamu.edu /graduate/areasofstudy.html (464 words)

	Organizational Communication (Accelerated Program) College of Arts & Sciences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Organizational Communication curriculum emphasizes the development of a broad range of communication skills, and the application of those skills to communication processes in organizations.
		Students are encouraged to look at the big picture within and outside their organization, and to consider the many communication processes that can help or hinder the ability of their organization to meet its objectives.
		The unique role that communication plays in influencing the culture and level of innovation within an organization is stressed throughout the program.
	www.bellevue.edu /degrees/orgcomm.asp (252 words)

	Divisions
		Intercultural and Development Communication is primarily concerned with theory and practice of communication between and among different cultures of the world; with comparisons of different communication systems in different cultural, national or ethnic groups; with other aspects of international communication, and with the relationship between communication and national development.
		Political Communication is concerned with the interplay of communication and politics, including the transactions that occur among citizens, between citizens and their governments, and among officials within governments.
		Popular Communication is concerned with providing a forum for scholarly investigation, analysis, and dialogue among communication researchers interested in a wide variety of communication symbols, forms, phenomena and strategic systems of symbols within the context of contemporary popular culture.
	www.icahdq.org /divisions/index.html (2483 words)

	Ivy Sea: Organizational Communication Skill-Building Portal
		Communication is the means by which information flows into, through, and out of an organization.
		An organization's culture is perpetuated through communication, and communication is at the heart of an organization's ability to do its work.
		Organizational communication, as a strategic focus and a discipline, is an intention or attempt to ensure that the flow of communication is unimpeded, and the quality of the information and knowledge shared is excellent.
	www.ivysea.com /pages/organizationalcomms_portal.html (372 words)

	FUTURE FACES AND INTERFACES OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION
		Organizational communication was pulled together by behavioral scientists' conglomerate effort to consider context, that is, the context of organizations.
		It is this very variety among the types of collectivities that has led to suggestions that we pay attention to contexts such as type/purpose of organization, stage of organization, or the organizational culture in which communication occurs (or which it creates, depending on theoretical bent).
		Organizational studies, however, tend to view the culture of the organization as a describable, somewhat homogenous, set of characteristics, despite variation among members, clusters of members, and networks of meaning (with some notable exceptions, e.g., Bastien, et al.
	www.public.asu.edu /~corman/scaorgcomm/larkey.htm (3812 words)

	Organizational Communication
		Keuka College’s organizational communication major is designed to provide a career-oriented educational opportunity with a firm foundation in the liberal arts; a strong background in the cultural, historical, and aesthetic dimensions of English language and literature; and a current body of knowledge in the theory and practice of communication and business.
		Students majoring in organizational communication develop teamwork and leadership skills, appreciation for the use of the English language as a medium of communication, and an understanding of business and marketing principles.
		Honors in organizational communication may be earned by students who meet the following criteria: (1) maintain a GPA of 3.67 in courses required for the organizational communication major; (2) receive at least an A- in the capstone course, COM 401 Senior Practicum in Communication; and (3) be approved by the communication studies faculty.
	www.keuka.edu /academic/humanities/organizational_communication.htm (232 words)

	What can I do with Organizational Communication?
		Organizational communication is an area of study that examines the complex communicative behaviors which occur in organizational settings.
		Students pursuing the Organizational Communication emphasis of the Communication major have a variety of courses to choose from which prepare them for careers in management, personnel, human relations, and training and consulting.
		Graduates of the Organizational Communication emphasis of communication have an understanding of organizations at the macro and micro level.
	www.uwec.edu /Career/Students/Major/org_comm.htm (513 words)

	Rockhurst University Organizational Communication (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Organizational Communication and Leadership major is designed for working students who prefer to attend classes in the evening.
		Organizational communication is the process of collaborating and coordinating meaning among human beings in order to achieve organizational goals.
		The Organizational Communication and Leadership major will immerse you in the theoretical and applied study of organizational structure and leadership and develop your oral communication and writing skills.
	www.rockhurst.edu /academic/orgcomm/index.asp (291 words)

	ACJ Special: Ethics and Communication in Organizational Contexts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		These value based views of organizations and communication have the potential to serve as unifying frameworks for understanding questions of communication and ethics in organizational contexts.
		Finally, a third trend within the larger paradigm of organizational culture is a small but growing body of work focusing on organizational critique. Deetz (2001) suggests that of the general orientations to organizational culture, “critical studies have the most explicitly stated value commitments and most explicit attention to moral and ethical issues” (p.
		Many other issues of ethics and organizational communication not explicitly discussed her, illustrate the fact that ethics are integrated into all aspects of organizational life.
	acjournal.org /holdings/vol5/iss1/special/seeger.htm (1776 words)

	Marietta College Academics
		Organizational communication has been called the "lifeblood" of the organization.
		The Organizational Communication major will prepare students for a wide range of careers or graduate work in organizational communication fields such as training, consulting, corporate communication, public information, and corporate public affairs, among others.
		The major emphasizes written and oral communication and problem solving skills through course work in such classes as interviewing, group discussion, organizational communication, integrated marketing communication, organizational training, writing for public relations, business communication, desktop publishing, and corporate communications.
	www.marietta.edu /~provost/majors/orgcomm.html (357 words)

	Organizational Communication Context
		Organizational communication occurs within a particular social system composed of interdependent groups attempting to achieve commonly recognized goals.
		The unit of analysis for organizational communication is the organizational structure.
		Physical, patterned, or procedural communication can be studied.
	www.uky.edu /~drlane/capstone/orgcomm (37 words)

	Organizational Communication
		Meeting the communication challenges of organizations requires an understanding of an expanded body of knowledge related to individual behaviors, group behaviors and the organizational context within which these behaviors occur.
		In its exploration of the interrelationship between organizations and communication, organizational communication represents one of the most rapidly expanding fields of study going into the twenty-first century.
		All organizational communication majors must complete a minimum of six semester hours of a single foreign language (calculated at two semesters of high school language equal to one semester of college language).
	www.mckendree.edu /current/OrganizComm.aspx (390 words)

	SAGE Publications - Handbook of Organizational Communication (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Handbook of Organizational Communication is the first volume to pull together many loose threads in various strands of thinking and research about organizational communication.
		Handbook of Organizational Communication is a milestone in the creation and shaping of this new area of academic scholarship with practical applications.
		Whether one is just beginning the study of organizational communication or one is an established scholar, The Handbook of Organizational Communication is a necessary resource." --Management Communication Quarterly "An extremely thorough, carefully selected set of papers which as a whole form a first-rate indication of the state of the art.
	www.sagepub.com /booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book2269 (499 words)

	Organizational Communication: Research and Practice
		For example, a research study which examined organizational communication as a moderator of the relationship between job performance and job satisfaction was conducted and the results presented in 1997.
		Aline Wolff, in a 1996 article, analyzes a large-scale communication project for MBA students which she believes exemplifies the type of projects that graduating students will be expected to collaborate on or to manage successfully.
		Colleges and universities require that their business students learn the basic tenets of organizational communication, and this usually means a general technical writing course and a speech communication course.
	www.indiana.edu /~reading/ieo/digests/d170.html (1753 words)

	Organizational Communication Major - Capital University
		Building upon the notion that communication skills are critical to career survival in the 21st century, Capital University’s Organizational Communication major combines a core of communication courses, social science courses and business courses.
		Students involved in the organizational communication major will be able to communicate their ideas effectively and have a fundamental understanding of the businesses within which they work.
		The major is designed to develop an appreciation and understanding of the historical development of organizational communication, the complex nature of human interaction, and the role that communication plays in helping people to adapt to and succeed in a given environment.
	www.capital.edu /Internet/Default.aspx?pid=1674 (368 words)

	Organizational Communication Theory
		The study of organizational communication addresses the question of how organizations work by focusing on the structures and dynamics of interaction among individuals within an organizational setting.
		In this course, we will explore the topic of organizational communication by examining the different models and metaphors through which scholars have attempted to understand organizations, from the mechanistic perspective of "scientific management" to the ecological or organismic view of systems theory.
		Topics of interest to us over the course of the semester will include leadership, decision-making, organizational socialization and acculturation, the effects of organizational culture, intra- and interorganizational communication networks, structures of formal and informal communication, supervisor-subordinate communication, organizational conflict, issues of power and ethics, and a variety of others.
	www.scils.rutgers.edu /~whitew/Comm357.htm (552 words)

	Organizational Communication
		Sport and Fitness Organizations for students who want to coordinate wellness, fitness, activity programs; plan special events for fitness and fundraising; and oversee wellness and fitness education efforts for corporations, nonprofit organizations, gyms, health clubs, camps, community recreation, and community sports teams.
		Health Care Organizations for students who want to coordinate training sessions for employees, oversee health fairs and health education efforts, coordinate volunteer and fundraising activities, and plan special events for medical centers, nursing homes, other health care facilities and offices.
		Jobs can be found in organizations and corporations dealing with government and politics, education, health and medical care, charities and public service, museums and the arts, police and criminal justice, tourism and hospitality, transportation, information and merchandise distribution, retail and wholesale, sports communication, religious organizations, social agencies, and business.
	orgcomm.web.mtsu.edu (729 words)

	Organizational Communication (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In an organizational setting there are two levels at which communication processes can be studied: the structural level and the personal level, and the problems can stem from either, or indeed both sources.
		However, this kind of communication network suffers its greatest weakness at that all important feedback level, the bottom up communication, because messages get filtered on the way up as well, so decisions at the top may be made on the basis of distorted or incomplete information.
		Adjusting the communication network structure in an organization may be necessary to increase both communication effectiveness and satisfaction.
	www.ryerson.ca /~mhr405am/405lecs/comunlec.html (795 words)

	SAGE Publications - Communication and Organizational Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Communication and Organizational Culture: A Key to Understanding Work Experiences is the first book to provide an introduction to different views on and approaches to the study of organizational culture from a communication perspective.
		Throughout, the book focuses on the communication practices and processes associated with organizational culture by drawing heavily on organizational culture research conducted by communication scholars and by illuminating the communicative aspects of organizational culture research conducted by scholars in peripheral disciplines.
		Communication and Organizational Culture is also an excellent textbook for many courses in Business and Management, Psychology, and Sociology.
	www.sagepub.com /book.aspx?pid=10421 (360 words)

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