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Organizational Communication: Balancing Creativity and Constraint

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I am a communication graduate student, so I've read a lot of organization communication texts and readers. I've read my Weick, my Mumby, my Deetz, my Jablin, my Putnam & my Poole. While I would never suggest that anyone ever forgo reading primary sources, who can argue that sometimes we just lack the time to read everything we would like to? That is where this book comes in.

This Eisenberg & Goodall book is not just an average review of the major concepts, themes and theories in organizational communication. It covers the concepts of org comm in more detail than most texts do. The authors also are very aware of the changes and challenges to organizations in the contemporary world, and included excellent chapters on globalization, outsourcing, etc.

Finally, Eisenberg & Goodall wrote this text interactively. It is the most dialogical of all the org comm texts I've read. This stimulates not just the memorization of fact, but deep-rooted thinking and contemplation.

If you do not know where to start when you look at the expansive landscape of organizational communication, this is THE place to start. After a thorough reflective reading of Eisenberg and Goodall, you will definately have a firm foundation to read the primary sources you want.

I am a graphic design professional and the daily application, negotiation and consideration of 'communication' in all of its forms impacts my work, and this is mostly referring to the communication that occurs between people and societies, over and above that of 'designed communication' through the products of a graphic design project. I commenced a Masters Degree in Organisational and Professional Communication, and found that this text was far superior to everything I was presented in the degree... this book crystalises every pivotal concept, in clear, accessible, and credible language... but most of all bridges the gap between academia and actual practice. I'm so thrilled with this book. It's like a bible to everything that matters... understanding more about the nature of human beings and relationships in all aspects of modern life. I would recommend this book to literally anyone.

This is a well written and clearly organized book on communication in organizational settings. It includes the necessary primers of organizational theory to allow the student reader enough background to learn about and discuss the topic without any prerequisite reading. This is an appropriate text for a graduate level course in the title subject or as a reference for related courses

Love this book. It was easy to use to study and go back to find terms. It was up to date and used examples that anyone could relate to. It was easy to follow along and provided a lot of helpful information. I won't be reselling this book. I know I can refer to this book again and again out there in the workplace.

I ordered a used hardcover copy listed as "GOOD" quality and I feel like I should have known better! VERY BAD would've been more accurate..broken binding, tons of wear and tear, highlighting/annotating on almost every page (to the point that its more distracting than helpful), etc. Some people might not mind their book being in this condition, but if I wanted a worn out, poor quality textbook, I would've ordered and PAID LESS for a lower quality book. Disappointed! I will be taking the descriptions with a grain of salt if I make another order in the future. Challenging but relatable textbook, made less readable because of the bad quality.

The previous owner underlined everything in this text making it difficult to read. The main reason the underlining and notes written were such a distraction is because they hindered the text, the lines were sloppy and covered some of the printed words. While the physical condition of the cover and the pages was mint, the underlining ruined this text.

Everything came in a reasonable amount of time and it was described exactly as I received it.