Then, you will work with a slice of interaction that you have selected to develop a rich analysis. Organizational Communication is the study of human interaction within complex organizations, and the management of organizational behavior. A brief history of the field is also included. Reviews current theories of narrative and applies them to organizations. This course is concerned with theory and research on social networks in intraorganizational and interorganizational contexts.
Students design and conduct an actual network study.
It analyzes antecedent conditions for change as well as strategies created to enact change. The role of leadership in organizational change is studied in addition to significant issues facing organizations undergoing incremental and transformational changes. Course topics look at the relationship between leadership and organizational change, organizational culture, decision making, issues related to gender, race, and ethnicity, and the diffusion of communication innovations. This course examines theory and research related to the usage of new communication technologies as they relate to organizational communication. Although rhetoric has been a popular area of study since antiquity, the Department focuses on such contemporary matters as political campaigning, culture and communication, social movement rhetoric, ethics and persuasion, the nature of public argument, discourse and knowledge, the formation of language communities, cognitive linguistics, etc.