Introduction: Advancing theory and research in organizational communication

Citation: Linda L. Putnam, Dennis K. Mumby (2014) Introduction: Advancing theory and research in organizational communication. The SAGE handbook of organizational communication (RSS)
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Summary

This is the introduction to a book about Organizational Communication, and it lays out both a brief history of the discipline as well as a series of important topics for scholars to be introduced to the state of the field before suggesting areas of future research. The authors observe that organizational communication as a discipline is growing and is more deeply theorized. The authors also cite some examples in which ideas in organizational communication seem to also be gaining prominence in the business world.

Theoretical and Practical Relevance

The handbook acts as a resource guide for scholars seeking grounding in organizational communication as a discipline.