
Organizational Change
Creating Change Through Strategic Communication
Laurie Lewis(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 5. April 2011
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-4051-9190-6 (ISBN)
Description
Organizational Change integrates major empirical, theoretical and conceptual approaches to implementing communication in organizational settings. Laurie Lewis ties together the disparate literatures in management, education, organizational sociology, and communication to explore how the practices and processes of communication work in real-world cases of change implementation.
Gives a bold and comprehensive overview of communication research and ideas on change and those who bring it about
Fills in an important piece of the applied communication puzzle as it relates to organizations
Illustrated with student friendly, real life case studies from organizations, including organizational mergers, governmental or nonprofit policy or procedural implementation, or technological innovation
Winner of the 2011 Organizational Communication NCA Division Book of the Year
Gives a bold and comprehensive overview of communication research and ideas on change and those who bring it about
Fills in an important piece of the applied communication puzzle as it relates to organizations
Illustrated with student friendly, real life case studies from organizations, including organizational mergers, governmental or nonprofit policy or procedural implementation, or technological innovation
Winner of the 2011 Organizational Communication NCA Division Book of the Year
Reviews / Votes
"Summing Up: Recommended. Academic collections, upper-division undergraduate and up." (Choice, 1 December 2011)More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-9190-6 (9781405191906)
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Person
Laurie K. Lewis is Associate Professor of Communication at Rutgers University. Her work has been published in many highly regarded journals including Academy of Management Review, Human Communication Research, Communication Monographs, Communication Theory, Management Communication Quarterly, Journal of Business Communication among others. Dr. Lewis is also an experienced trainer and consultant in the area of organizational change and a research associate at Lifestory Research.
Content
Introduction. 1 Defining Organizational Change.
2 Processes of Communication During Change.
3 A Stakeholder Communication Model of Change.
4 Outcomes of Change Processes.
5 Communication Approaches and Strategies.
6 Power and Resistance.
7 Antecedents to Strategies, Assessments, and Interactions.
8 Stakeholder Interactions: Storying and Framing.
9 Applying the Model in Practice.
Glossary.
Index.
2 Processes of Communication During Change.
3 A Stakeholder Communication Model of Change.
4 Outcomes of Change Processes.
5 Communication Approaches and Strategies.
6 Power and Resistance.
7 Antecedents to Strategies, Assessments, and Interactions.
8 Stakeholder Interactions: Storying and Framing.
9 Applying the Model in Practice.
Glossary.
Index.