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100	1		_aTaylor, James R., _d1928- _943764
245	1	0	_aWhen organization fails : _bwhy authority matters / _cJames R. Taylor, Elizabeth J. Van Every.
300			_axxi, 220 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPart 1: Organizational Adaptation to a Changing Social and Technological Environment: The Hazard of Dissonant Practitioner and Managerial Responses Chapter 1. Thirdness as the Basis of Authority Chapter 2. Entanglements of Authority Chapter 3. "Paper Wraps Stones" (Network Management Kills Its Most Popular TV Program) Chapter 4. "Scissors Cut Paper" (The Producers Shred Management's Position) Chapter 5. "Stones Break Scissors" (The President Has the Last Word) Part 2: One Horse, Many Drivers: The Complexity of Inter-Organizational Collaboration. Chapter 6. Integrated National Crime Information System (INCIS) Chapter 7. Writing the "Law" (The Contract: Multiple Agendas) Chapter 8. Position versus Practice: Contests of Authority Chapter 9. The Project: A Different Kind of Authoring Chapter 10. Why Authority Matters.
520			_a"When Organization Fails develops an entirely new field area of investigation, the study: of authority., which is only now beginning to be recognized as an area where a new generation of scholars can make their reputation as experts. The As a topic, of authority is has rarely rarelyif ever been addressed in depth in the literature on management and organizational communication, even though it is crucial to the maintenance of unity of purpose and action of the organization, and is a concept much freuently used cited by organizational members themselves.Utilizing two case studies, examined in depth and based on the accounts of those involved, this work book explores the pathology of authority, when it fails. It also offers a theoretical foundation that aims to illuminatinge the topic of authority by positioning it in communication theory. Theis volume, as well as being aimed at a general readership, is also intended for scholars and graduate students in organizational communication, leadershipdiscourse analysis, consultants and management experts worldwide"--
650		0	_aCommunication in organizations. _9643
650		0	_aLeadership. _9299
650		7	_aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies. _922723
700	1		_aVan Every, Elizabeth J. _943765
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