Organizational Communication: Approaches and Processes

by Katherine Miller

Miller's text presents organizational communication from both a communication and managerial perspective. Her writing style and consistent use of examples and case studies results in a text that undergraduates students will find easy to understand.

Genres: School, Communication, Textbooks, Nonfiction

384 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

You’ve reached the Goodreads author page of Katherine Miller – but you can call me Kathy. I’m a writer, editor, mother, sister, daughter, and friend who after 30 years in academia is embarking on career 2.0 as an author of creative nonfiction and historical fiction. I've written several academic textbooks (with a confusing number of editions!) and a book based on my father's letters home during WWII that puts the experiences of growing up in battle in both historical and sociological context. I now live in the Minneapolis area with sister cats Molly and Friggly.
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Reviews

[Walter · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't think this book was written very well until I did more research in the area. This is just the way organizational communication research is written. This is a pretty good overview. There are some interesting ideas, but in the end it's still a textbook.

[Shyanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

first book of grad school ✅
i actually really liked this one. between the actual divestment of knowledge and the roasting of elon musk—i have to give them their stars! i actually did enjoy learning about this topic. granted the ability to follow along to narration at times ameliorated the tedious nature all textbooks come with, but overall i think it was really relevant to structures today! and i felt like my brain absorbed it well in comparison to other bleak academic works.
4 stars

[Hayley Olson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Its about organizational communication. Its not a thriller but gives good information

[Janika · Rating 4 out of 5]

I made it. I finished! First it's hard to follow, but once you get into it, it's fine. Full with jargons, but comparing with other authors (Karl Weick for example) it's a walk in the park!

[Marjorie Webb · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good place to start on this topic.

[Stamen Parushev · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good overview

[Eva Steepe · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this book was informative without becoming too dry. I would recommend this book as an introduction to starting to unpack organizational culture, practices, and communication!

[Gene · Rating 1 out of 5]

Horrible book....to wordy for a text book. I felt like I needed a dictionary to read the book or another book to explain the book.

[Jim Parker · Rating 5 out of 5]

My preferred book for teaching undergrad org comm.

[Victoria]

helpful for my assignment

[Dawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not too bad for a textbook. The information is very up to date.

[José]

A good introduction and guide for Org Comm beginners, like me.

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a textbook for one of my courses. Very interesting. Very applicable to my everyday life.