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Preface xi
The Nature of Organizations 1
Types of Organizations 2
Common Characteristics of All Organizations 3
Organizational Environments 9
Preliminary Principles for Peons 10
Viewing Organizations 14
References and Recommended Readings 14
Study Guide 15
The Nature of Communication in Organizations 16
Myths and Misconceptions about Communication in Organizations 16
Organizational Communication Defined 20
Components of Communication 20
Functions of Communication in Organizations 25
Organizational Communication Networks 27
Formal Communication Flow and Impact 28
References and Recommended Readings 31
Study Guide 31
Nonverbal Behavior and Communication 32
Significance of Nonverbal Communication in Organizations 33
Functions of Nonverbal Messages 34
Categories of Nonverbal Messages 36
Immediacy and Organizational Communication 42
References and Recommended Readings 45
Study Guide 46
Administration,Supervision, and Communication 47
Supervisors' Duties: Subordinates' Views 48
Why Aren't Managers Doing Their Jobs? 50
To Supervise or to Administer? That is the Question 54
What Kind of Manager Do You Have? 56
References and Recommended Readings 56
Study Guide 57
Barriers to Effective Communication 58
Climate Control 58
Status 60
Communication Overload 61
Defensiveness 65
References and Recommended Readings 67
Study Guide 67
Personality, Temperament, and Communication Traits 69
Personality and Temperament 69
Temperament/Personality and Communication 70
Communication Traits 71
Sociocommunicative Orientations and Styles 77
References and Recommended Readings 80
Study Guide 81
Organizational Orientations and Communication Traits 82
Organizational Orientations 82
Personality Types 85
Organizational Orientations and Temperament 90
Organizational Orientations, Temperament, and Communication Traits 91
Organizational Orientations, Temperament, and Organizational Outcomes 91
References and Recommended Readings 92
Study Guide 93
Perceptions of People in Organizations 94
Source Credibility 96
Interpersonal Attractiveness 97
Homophily 100
References and Recommended Readings 103
Study Guide 104
Approaches to Management 105
Early Orientations 106
Leadership Approaches 110
The Ideal Leader? 114
Management Communication Styles and Decision Making 114
Decision Making and Communication 117
Why Managers Select One MCS Over Another 119
Identifying the MCS 122
References and Recommended Readings 123
Study Guide 124
Power and Status 125
Nature of Status 125
Status Symbols 126
Communication and Status 127
Power 129
From the Peon's Perspective 134
References and Recommended Readings 135
Study Guide 136
Organizational Culture 137
Defining Culture 137
Culture and Communication 138
Cultural Terminology 138
Organizations and Cultures 140
Ethnocentrism 142
References and Recommended Readings 149
Study Guide 150
Communication and Change 151
Why People Resist Change in Organizations 151
Informal Communication Network Roles 153
Innovativeness: The Willingness to Adopt 159
Introducing Change 162
Six Conditions Necessary for Successful Change 168
References and Recommended Readings 170
Study Guide 170
Disagreement, Conflict, and Groupthink 171
Disagreement and Conflict 172
Tolerance for Disagreement 174
Conflict Prevention 178
Conflict Management 180
Groupthink: Too Much Agreement for the Good of the Organization 181
References and Recommended Readings 185
Study Guide 185
Effective Supervisory and Subordinate Relationships 187
Why Some Do Not Survive: Ten Common Communication Mistakes 190
How to Survive: Common Communication Strategies for Survival 193
References and Recommended Readings 199
Study Guide 199
Discrimination and Pseudodiscrimination 201
The Need for Discrimination 201
The Evils of Discrimination 202
Making Evaluations Work (For You) 203
Staying Out of Trouble: The Peon Perspective 205
Dealing with Pseudodiscrimination and Diversity 206
References and Recommended Readings 207
Study Guide 207
Index 208
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