Surveying a wide variety of disciplines, this fully-revised 7th edition offers a sophisticated and engaging treatment of the rapidly expanding field of organizational communication* Places organizations and organizational communication within a broader social, economic, and cultural context* Applies a global perspective throughout, including thoughtful consideration of non-Western forms of leadership, as well as global economic contexts* Offers a level of sophistication and integration of ideas from a variety of disciplines that makes this treatment definitiveUpdated in the seventh edition:* Coverage of recent events and their ethical dimensions, including the bank crisis and bailouts in the US and UK* Offers a nuanced, in-depth discussion of technology, and a new chapter on organizational change* Includes new and revised case studies for a fresh view on perennial topics, incorporating a global focus throughout* Online Instructors' Manual, including sample syllabi, tips for using the case studies, test questions, and supplemental case studies

Unit I: Underlying Concepts1. Strategic Organizational Communication2. Keys to Strategic Organizational CommunicationUnit II: Strategies of Organizing3. Traditional Strategies of Organizing4. Relational Strategies of Organizing5. Cultural Strategies of Organizing6. Network Strategies of OrganizingPostscript to Unit II: Contingency Perspective on Organizing StrategiesUnit III: Challenges in the 21st Century7. Communication, Power, and Politics in Organizations8. Communication, Decision Making, and Conflict in Organizations9. Communciation and Organizational Change10. Communication and Diverse Workplaces11. Communication, Globalization, and Organizations12. Communication, Ethics, and Organizational RhetoricPostscript to Unit IIIEpilogue