Organizational Communication: Approaches and Processes 7th Edition

“I like several things about the book. First, it provides a pretty balanced approach between theory and practical issues. Each chapter typically includes theoretical/scholarly approaches to Org Comm, and also includes practical information, as examples or case studies. Second, the book is written in a very concise manner. Each chapter of the Miller book can be broken up into relatively short, but information heavy reading segments. So our busy students don’t have to read extra-long chapters to get much foundational information. Finally, the book effectively covers most of the critical Org Comm issues, both foundational issues and more contemporary issues.”

Dr. Joshua B. Barbour studies practitioners’ strategic and macromorphic efforts to navigate and remake organizational and institutional structures. He received a bachelor’s degree from The George Washington University and a master’s degree and doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In twenty-five years in the academy, he has held faculty positions at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin, and he has authored over fifty articles, book chapters and other publications. He is currently a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He lives in Champaign, IL with his partner, Jennifer, and his children, Henry and Hazel.