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008			030606s2014 xxu ||b 001 ||eng |
020			_a9781138011304
020			_a9780805837285
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050	0	0	_aHD30.3
082	0	4	_a302.3508996073 _221
100	1		_aNicotera, Anne Maydan, _d1963-
245	1	0	_aUnderstanding organizations through culture and structure : _brelational and other lessons from the African-American organization / _cAnne Maydan Nicotera, Marcia J. Clinkscales with Felicia R. Walker.
260			_aMahwah, NJ : _bLawrence Erlbaum, _c2003.
300			_axv, 326 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aLEA's communication series
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aUnderstanding Organization Through Culture and Structure: Relational and Other Lessons From the African American Organization presents an innovative view of organizations and the communication processes that constitute them. Arguing that human beings are communicatively embedded in their cultures, Anne Maydan Nicotera and Marcia J. Clinkscales, working with Felicia R. Walker, examine issues concerning task and relational orientations and the ways they and other cultural dimensions connect with organizational structure and function for predominantly African American organizations. Utilizing the results of their own research on organizations, they develop a set of humanistically-based models that illustrate how hidden cultural processes suffuse organizational life and are manifest through communication. Emphasizing the development of alternative theories and models of organizing which are rooted in African-American culture, such as team-based versus hierarchy-based interactions, this book explores such organizational functions as leadership and management, power, authority and control, communication and interpersonal dynamics, and cultural identity and human development. Applying their findings in a broader analysis of contemporary practices in organizational restructuring, the authors present research that serves as the foundation for generating several emergent models with significant implications for organizational systems. Understanding Organization Through Culture and Structure stimulates and inspires current researchers of organizational communication, and is certain to raise greater awareness of the operation of culture in organizing. The text is intended for scholars and students in organizational communication, management, organizational psychology, African studies, and related areas. Contents: Preface. Culture and Organization. Communication and Two Predominantly African-American Organizations. African-American Rules and Resources. Interpenetration of Contradicting Structures: The Divergent Organization. The Divergent Organization's Communicative Downward Spiral. Theoretic Applications. Where Do We Go From Here?: Conceptualizing the Convergent Organization. Epilogue: The Lessons Learned.
650		0	_aCommunication in organizations _zUnited States _vCase studies.
650		0	_aAfrican Americans _xCommunication.
650		0	_aAfrican American business enterprises.
650		0	_aDiversity in the workplace _zUnited States _vCase studies.
650		0	_aOrganizational behavior _zUnited States _vCase studies.
690	7		_aManagement and Business Studies _2blcoll
690	7		_aSocial Welfare _2blcoll
700	1		_aClinkscales, Marcia J.
700	1		_aWalker, Felicia R.
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