...Jui‐Chen Chen; Colin Silverthorne; Jung‐Yao Hung Purpose To further understand the impact of organizational communication and commitment on job stress and performance. Over the past 20 years, the constructs of organizational commitment and communication have been studied extensively but little...

.... An actual case is used, involving a conflict between a president and vice president for finance. The concept of behavioral style, with its various interactive dimensions and four basic styles, is introduced and analyzed. The strengths, weaknesses, and communication orientations of each of the four styles...

...Jo Bryce Organizational change Flexibility Management Communications Learning Organizational development This is a practical book grounded in contemporary organisational experi‐ence, with a focus on facilitating the development of skills for managing organisational change. Kamp claims...

... and conversation are core processes for building the organisational intelligence and community which enable other business processes to adapt to change and create results. This paper discusses increasingly important leadership issues – such as diversity, teams, collaboration, trust formation, community, individual...

.... The paper concludes with an assessment of why this approach to change is likely to be considered both relevant and practical for managers. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Communications Organizational change Organizational development Strategic planning Teamwork It is nearly ten years since...

.... The article concludes by suggesting that the art of story‐telling is still, despite recent advances in communication technologies, an essential managerial skill ‐ particularly for leaders of organizations. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Communications Leadership Management learning Stories...

... implementation, the boundaries of the intervention with particular reference to politics, authority and task should be managed more carefully and explicitly. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Communications Consultancies Interventions Organizational change Organizational development Organizational learning...

... the recent times, to define and identify the nature of a crisis. Then the anatomy of a crisis is presented schematically. Finally, by recommending certain preventive measures and interventions, the article concludes that acknowledging a crisis and communicating with the stakeholders are as important...

... perspective to look at mergers and acquisitions. Develops a conceptual framework that uses communication throughout the acquisition process to produce and negotiate some meaning out of ambiguities and cultural differences. Suggests that this alternative perspective can give a new insight into explaining...

..., with it being used in several campus divisions such as residential life and student services. Outlines barriers to be overcome and lessons to be learned. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Conflict resolution Communications Mediation Universities Those responsible for initiating, implementing...

... Limited 1994 Communications Empowerment Financing International Management Centres Leadership Learning Management Networking Network organizations Problem identification “Networking” is a term now widely used to describe two contemporary organizational empowerment phenomena, both...

... various networking strategies and means of achieving inter‐organizational alliances. Concludes with remarks on salient trends and on some of the requisites (and constraints) associated with success in networking. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Alliances Benefits Communications Information systems...

...Aaron Shenhar Suggests that an open‐door policy is one of the means organizations use to improve communication with employees, enhance trust and motivation, and reduce the need for unionization, though it is problematic and difficult to implement. Points out that a major difficulty is employees...

...Patricia L. Rees This article reviews the role of the facilitator, commencing with the work of Kurt Lewin. It then goes on to describe a project on which a facilitator was engaged in a large British company. Facilitation in this case is concerned with communications and “clearing the air”, as well...

... company culture. Four major areas of company practice were identified as potentially problematic communication administrative practices the company image and working relationships Recommendations were developed with the effective promotion of a positive company culture in mind. It is concluded...

..., and symbols. A cultural network hierarchy is presented which classifies these tools according to the CEO′s personal involvement with each element. Guidelines are presented for using the tools of cultural communication to change or maintain culture at both the managerial level and the operational level...

... 1990 Innovation Organizations Politics Power Corporate culture Communications 4 LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL 11,2 Is it better to ask for forgiveness than to seek permission? Influence of Political Action on Innovation: Part II Peter J. Frost and Carolyn P. Egri...