Search for dissertations about: "Organizational Communication"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 189 swedish dissertations containing the words Organizational Communication.

2. 1. Communication as structuration : Viewing learning through the lens of communication

   Author : Cynthia Jimes; Lowe Hedman; Peder Hård af Segerstad; Bengt-Åke Gustafsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Media and communication studies; organizational communication; organizational learning; structure; agency; texts; conversations; structuration; discursive communication theory; sociocultural learning theory; theoretical study; abduction; business processes; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Media and communication studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Media and Communication Studies;

   Abstract : This dissertation is about enlightening the relationship between organizational communication and learning. In doing so, I explore and build upon existing theories that address the relationship from a structuration perspective. Specifically, I turn to discursive communication theory and sociocultural learning theory. READ MORE

4. 2. Strategic communication at the organizational frontline : Towards a better understanding of employees as communicators

   Author : Rickard Andersson; Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; employees as communicators; communication role; communication responsibility; communicative practice; employee communication; brand ambassadorship; strategy as discourse;

   Abstract : The idea of employees as important (strategic) communicators has emerged in both strategic communication theory and practice during the 21st century. Researchers increasingly urge managers to consider employees as important communicators, and employees’ communication role is increasingly formalized as organizations explicate the importance of all employees taking responsibility for communication in strategies and policies. READ MORE

5. 3. Politicizing crisis communication via social media : A contextual understanding of organizational crises in China

   Author : Hui Zhao; Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; strategic communication; crisis communication; Politics; social media; context; organizational crisis; China;

   Abstract : This dissertation aims to increase the knowledge about how societal contexts shape the social construction of crises in Chinese social media. It consists of four articles to advance current crisis communication research theoretically and empirically. READ MORE

6. 4. Attempts to Bridge the Gaps : Opportunities and Challenges in the Communicative Constitution of Organizations

   Author : Therese Hedman Monstad; Mats Edenius; Amelie Hössjer; Josef Pallas; Peder Hård af Segerstad; Linda L. Putnam; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Organizational Communication; Communicative Constitution of Organizations CCO ; Empowerment Process; Coorientation; Ventriloqual Approach; Tension-Centered Approach; Tensions; Communication-Power Relationships; Participation; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Media and Communication Studies;

   Abstract : Globalization and technological advancements continue to challenge contemporary organizations’ aims to balance stability and change. As a response to this challenge, organizations often turn to empowerment and participatory processes. Current research emphasizes the need for enhanced communication in these processes. READ MORE

7. 5. Patient-Physician Communication in Oncology Care : The character of, barriers against, and ways to evaluate patient-physician communication, with focus on the psychosocial dimensions

   Author : Hanna Fagerlind; Lena Ring; Åsa Kettis; Bengt Glimelius; Carol Tishelman; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; patient-physician communication; barriers; psychosocial; content analysis systems; clinical practice; communication; Social Pharmacy; Samhällsfarmaci;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to characterize patient-physician communication in oncology care with focus on the content and quality of the consultations from the perspectives of patients, oncologists and observer. Further, the aim was to explore oncologists’ perceived barriers against psychosocial communication in out-patient consultations. READ MORE