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Management communication

Arthur H. Bell and Dayle M. Smith

Wiley, c2006

2nd ed

  • : pbk.

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An instructor's manual and a web site are available to supplement the text

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Take command of your communication skills and career. Whatever your career objectives, you'll most likely need good communication skills to achieve your goals. With Bell and Smith's Management Communication, 2nd Edition, you'll build essential writing, speaking, and listening skills that you can rely on throughout your career. You'll explore such key issues as communication ethics, crisis communication, media appearances, meeting skills, behavioral interviewing, telephone work, and more. Along the way, the book provides many opportunities for you to apply your skills in different settings, through more than two dozen detailed cases and a variety of exercises. Now updated and revised, this Second Edition features expanded coverage of electronic communication media, oral communication, and listening, as well as more checklists, additional longer cases, and updated web assignments. Learn how to: Adapt your communications to the specific needs of your audience. Make the best use of communication technologies. Prepare for intercultural communication challenges. Master the art of writing persuasive letters, memos, and email. Get past writer's block. Overcome the fear of public speaking. Find your own writing and speaking voice. Create an effective resume and application letter. About the Authors: Arthur H. Bell, PhD is Director of Communication Programs and Professor of Management Communication at the Masagung Graduate School of Business, University of San Francisco. Dayle M. Smith, PhD is Professor of Management at the School of Business, University of San Francisco, where she is also Director of the Honors Program.

Table of Contents

  • Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction. PART ONE: PILLARS OF MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION. Chapter 1. Communication Architecture for Professional Success. Chapter 2. A Process for Management Writing. Chapter 3. Individual and Collaborative Styles for Management Writing. Chapter 4. Oral Presentations. Chapter 5. Listening. PART TWO: LETTERS, MEMOS, AND E-MAIL. Chapter 6. Formats and Techniques for Business Letters. Chapter 7. Saying "Yes" and "No" in Correspondence. Chapter 8. Persuasive Messages. Chapter 9. Effective Memos and E-mail. PART THREE: REPORTS AND PROPOSALS
  • Chapter 10. Short and Long Reports. Chapter 11. Proposals and Business Plans. Chapter 12. Graphic Aids for Documents and Presentations. PART FOUR: CAREER COMMUNICATION. Chapter 13. The Career Search, Resumes, and Follow-up Communications. Chapter 14. Guidelines for Interviewees and Interviewers. PART FIVE: COMMUNICATION ISSUES FOR MANAGEMENT SUCCESS. Chapter 15. Managing Meetings and Telephone Work. Chapter 16. Ethics and Law for Management Communication. Chapter 17. Gender Communication. Chapter 18. Crisis Communication and Media Relations. Chapter 19. Communication for Intercultural Management. Appendix A: Management Communication Cases. Appendix B: Grammar, Punctuation, and Usage. Appendix C: Documentation. Index.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA77743136
  • ISBN
    • 9780471755241
  • LCCN
    2005054054
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Hoboken, N.J.
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 550 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Classification
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