Explain what is meant by the idea that organizing always involves bridging diverse perspectives. How is this idea directly related to the study and practice of communication at work?
2.What is meant by the statement "Answers to questions about organizational communication . . . are highly situated and perishable"? How is the answer to this question directly related to the idea that there are no hard-and-fast rules for effective communication?
3.Why might it be more important to learn how to ask good questions than it is to have set answers about communication in organizations?
4.Describe how the global economy, changing management practices, and information technologies have reshaped the world of work. Then explain how each of these changes has affected the study and practice of communication in organizations.
5.Describe the concept of the urgent organization. Explain how this concept relates to the idea of today's business being done in a "turbulent environment."
What is meant by the "new social contract"? What social changes helped create it?
How can studying organizational communication prepare you for the world of work, regardless of your future professional plans?