Eric M. Eisenberg

Angela Trethewey

H. L. Goodall, Jr.

Written by a premier author team, now including Angela Trethewey, Organizational Communication: Balancing Creativity and Constraint draws on contemporary research to provide a lively discussion of today's organizational issues (including such topics as identity, employee health, gender and cultural difference, and the work/life balance) while helping students to see how these theories and concepts are relevant in everyday life.

Balancing Creativity and Constraint

Organizational Communication

Kory Floyd

Paul Schrodt

Larry Erbert

This text presents and explains theories from the epistemological perspectives of the researchers who use them. Rather than representing a specific theoretical paradigm (social scientific, interpretive, or critical), the author team presents the three major paradigms in one text, each writing in his or her area of expertise. Every theory is explained in a "native" voice, from a position of deep understanding and experience, improving clarity for readers. The text also provides insights on using communication theory to address real-life challenges. Considering that theories are developed to guide scholarly research more than to provide practical advice, this feature of the book helps students create realistic expectations for what theories can and cannot do and makes clear that many theories can have practical applications that students can use to their advantage in everyday life. Offering a comprehensive exploration of communication theories through multiple lenses, Exploring Communication Theory provides an integrated approach to studying communication theory and to demonstrating its application in the world of its readers.

Making Sense of Us

Exploring Communication Theory

Angela Trethewey

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