Communicating at work: Principles and practices for business and the professions - Softcover

Adler, Ronald B

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0394343166 ISBN 13: 9780394343167

Publisher: Random House, 1986

Synopsis

The leading text in business communication, Communicating at Work takes a pragmatic approach that features a strong multicultural focus, a heavy emphasis on effective presentations, and a pedagogical program designed to encourage group activities and skill building. Its combination of clear writing and effective use of tables makes this text an excellent teaching tool. The ninth edition provides coverage of new pedagogy, key new topics and an expansion of other important concepts including sources of on-the-job conflict, how to use informational interviews for career advancement, and stages in group problem-solving.

About this title

About the Author

Ronald B. Adler is Associate Professor of Communication at Santa Barbara City College, where he specializes in organizational and interpersonal communication. He is the author of Confidence in Communication: A Guide to Assertive and Social Skills and coauthor of Understanding Human Communication, Interplay: the Process of Interpersonal Communication as well as the widely used text Looking Out/Looking In. He is a consultant for a number of corporate, professional, and government clients and leads workshops in such areas as conflict resolution, presentational speaking, team building, and interviewing.

Edition details

• Publisher: Random House
• Publication date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394343166
• ISBN 13: 9780394343167
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 387