Case studies in organizational communication 2 : perspectives on contemporary work life / edited by Beverly Davenport Sypher.

Contents;

1. Making sense out of creativity and constraints: Winning ways' GEAR for sports
2. Conflict and communication in a research and development unit
3. Vocabularies of motives in a crisis of academic leadership: "Hell hath no fury . . . "
4. The many meanings of "solidarity": The negotiation of values in the Mondragon worker-cooperative complex under pressure
5. There's no smile on your face, brother John: The trials and tribulations of human service work
6. Disciplining a teammate: Control in self-managing teams
7. The utilization of employee assistance programs at the Harding company
8. Reengineering at LAC: A case study of emergent network processes
9. Negotiating a Japanese buyout of a U.S. company: Concepts of work as subtext
10. Submerging the emergent culture: A conflict in mission in a human service organization
11. The business concept and managerial control in knowledge-intensive work: A case study of Discursive power
12. The politics of information systems: Rational designs and organizational realities
13. Information and organizational development: Enhancing reflexivity at Alexander center
14. I heard it the grapevine: Dealing with office rumors, politics and total quality management
15. The public electronic network: Interactive communication and interpersonal distance
16. Interorganizational diffusion: Integrated demonstrations and the U.S. department of energy
17. Integrating electronic communication at Texaco
18. Telemedicine in Kansas: Using technology to bring healthcare to rural areas
19. The uncooperative: Attempting to improve employee morale at weaver street market
20. Men will be "Boys" and women will be "Whores": The case of the U.S. navy's Tailhook scandal
21. Sexual harassment on the menu
22. The dispossessed: Case studies in reconstructing identities at the end of the organizational age

Includes bibliographical references and index.