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Management communication : principles and practice
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New York : McGraw-Hill, 1997
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9780070270411
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Designed for managerial communication courses at MBA level and executive training courses, this text covers the full range of communication issues a manager is likely to face in the coming decade, such as: how to write well, how to speak well, and how to devise a successful communication strategy. There are full chapters on: electronic communication; corporate ethics; audience analysis; meeting management; giving and receiving feedback; choosing media; style and tone; intercultural communication; and business and the press. In addition, 16 end-of-chapter case studies, most of which were developed at Harvard Business School.


Table of Contents

Part 1 Principles of Effective Communication
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Audience Analysis
Case: Weymouth Steel Corporation (A)
Chapter 3 Point of View
Cases: Donna Dubinski/Debi Coleman and Apple Computer (A) and (B)
Chapter 4 Setting Priorities
Case: Yellowtail Marine
Chapter 5 Message: Content and Argument
Case: Cuttyhunk Bank (A)
Chapter 6 Structure
Case: McGregors Ltd.Department Store
Chapter 7 Choosing Media
Case: The Timken Company
Chapter 8 Style and Tone
Case: Vanrex
Part 2 Applications
Chapter 9 Giving and Receiving Feedback
Case: Bailey and Wick
Chapter 10 Meeting Management
Case: Lincoln Park Development
Chapter 11 Communicating with Internal Audiences
Case: Hammermill
Chapter 12 Communicating with External Audiences
Case: Oxford Energy
Chapter 13 Intercultural Communication
Case: United Way of El Paso
Chapter 14 Corporate Ethics
Case: Kellogg Company
Chapter 15 Electronic Communication
Cases: Unplugged, Savin Consulting
Chapter 16 Business and the Press
Case: NutraSweet
Part 3 Technique
Chapter 17 Effective Writing
Chapter 18 Effective Speaking
Appendix: Additional and Alternative Cases Dotsworth Press Inland Steel AInternational OilFair Is Fair, IsnÆt It?Hal of Erhardt & Company: One Audit Senior's Dilemma