Organizational Communication: Connectedness in Action

Autism in Action: Reduced Bodily Connectedness during Social Interactions?

Autism is a lifelong disorder, defined by deficits in social interactions and flexibility. To date, diagnostic markers for autism primarily include limitations in social behavior and cognition. However, such tests have often shown to be inadequate for individuals with autism who are either more cognitively able or intellectually disabled. The assessment of the social limitations of autism would...

Introducing Organizational Communication

Organizational Communication Skills

The five concepts and theories that seem to have the most relevance to my current professional position as an English Language instructor and the head of an English Language and Education Department are: (1) diversity in the workplace and its effect on communication, (2) leadership, (3) management and administration, (4) decision making and (5) problem solving with a special focus on organizati...

Technology and Organizational Communication Processes 1 THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY IN ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION

In this chapter a case study is presented, in which the ethnomethodological approach is used to analyze the impact of the implementation of an information system, called Sispes, on organizational communication processes in the residence for elderly Giovanelli (Italy). Sispes is a web based platform which sustains communication processes and knowledge management according to a customized workflo...

Organizational Entrepreneurship as Projective Action

This article applies sociological action theory to model collective accomplishment of novel outcomes through coordinated and planned processes. The theoretical model provides a collaborative social perspective on the emergence of novelty and innovation in organizations. According to the model, individuals form projections of the future by recombining and adjusting existing institutionalized hab...