Communication -- Corporate Communication

Networking lunches... leading team meetings... one-on-one interaction with coworkers... How do you communicate with these groups effectively?

Books
Articles
e-Resources
Websites

Books

The library has several books targeting various aspects of corporate communication. Some recommended titles are below. Search the library's catalog, Euclid, for a complete list.

Business communication : discovering strategy, developing skills

Business and management communication : a guide book

The rhetoric of rhetoric : the quest for effective communication

Management speak : why we listen to what management gurus tell us

Working the Room

Beyond control : managing strategic alignment through corporate dialogue

Articles

Here are some articles targeting some common considerations in business communication. For additional articles, search the recommended e-Resouces below.

Gigerenzer, Gerd. "Follow the Leader." Harvard Business Review, Feb 2006, Vol. 84 Issue 2, p58-59.
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Kramer, Roderick M. "The Great Intimidators." Harvard Business Review, Feb 2006, Vol. 84 Issue 2, p88-96.
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Cohen, Allan R., Bradford David L. "The influence model: Using reciprocity and exchange to get what you need." Journal of Organizational Excellence." Winter 2005, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p57-80.
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Grates, Gary F. "Taking Aim at Information Overload." Communication World. Nov/Dec 2005, Vol. 22 Issue 6, p22-12.
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e-Resources

Business Source Premier

This e-Resource contains articles from over 8,500 scholarly business journals with a variety of communication focused articles.

Search Business Source Premier using subject such as:

Business communication

Communication in organizations

Communication in management

Corporate culture

Search these subject terms using the format SU "business communication"

Hint: select the green"Thesaurus" tab for recommendations of other subject terms to search.

ABI/Inform

ABI/Inform contains over 1000 business focused journals. Search this e-Resource using subjects such as:

Corporate culture

Interpersonal communication

Employee communications

Management styles

Professional relationships

Search these subject terms using the format SU(employee communications)

Hint: Use the "Browse Topics" link for recommendations of additional subjects to search.

Websites

Communications Workshop Information Guide (BUS561)
Created to support the course research project on topics including:

Best companies to work for

Companies with successful retention rates

Corporate philosophy statements - best practices, process, successes and failures

National Communication Association -- Research
This organization has links to free PDFs of several research papers focused around various aspects of communication.

American Communication Association
The ACA's mission focuses on "effective use of new and evolving technologies to facilitate communication..." American Communication Journal articles are available for free.