Building Theories of Organization: Centering Organizational Communication Book

1 Introduction: Communication Constitutes Organization Linda L. Putnam Putnam, Linda L. Anne Maydan Nicotera Nicotera, Anne Maydan Robert D. McPhee McPhee, Robert D. 1

2 The Communicative Constitution of Organizations: A Framework for Explanation Robert D. McPhee McPhee, Robert D. Pamela Zaug Zaug, Pamela 21

3 Agents of Constitution in Communidad: Constitutive Processes of Communication in Organizations Robert D. McPhee McPhee, Robert D. Joel Iverson Iverson, Joel 49

4 Constitutive Complexity: Military Entrepreneurs and the Synthetic Character of Communication Flows Larry D. Browning Browning, Larry D. Ronald Walter Greene Greene, Ronald Walter S. B. Sitkin Sitkin, S. B. Kathleen M. Sutcliffe Sutcliffe, Kathleen M. David Obstfeld Obstfeld, David 89

5 Dislocation and Stabilization: How to Scale Up from Interactions to Organization Francois Cooren Cooren, Francois Gail T. Fairhurst Fairhurst, Gail T. 117

6 Organizing from the Bottom Up? Reflections on the Constitution of Organization in Communication James R. Taylor Taylor, James R. 153

7 Theory Building: Comparisons of CCO Orientations Linda L. Putnam Putnam, Linda L. Robert D. McPhee McPhee, Robert D. 187

Author Index 209

Subject Index 214