The Business Communication Profession
Essays on the Journeys of Leading Teacher-Scholars
- 202 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
The Business Communication Profession
Essays on the Journeys of Leading Teacher-Scholars
About this book
This book provides a unique orientation to the present, past, and future of the field of business communication by collecting reflective essays from some of its most influential scholars, teachers, and leaders.
Through a series of essays that bridge personal narrative and critical analysis, this book mentors a new generation of students, teachers, and professionals as they encounter the challenges and opportunities of business communication and shape the future of the field. The authorsâall influential figures and award winnersâdescribe their personal histories with the field and discuss how major aspects have evolved over time. The essays examine the pathways through which scholars encounter the discipline, the professional challenges they face, the evolving content of the business communication curriculum, the development of business communication programs and institutions, the value of an entrepreneurial mindset for career development, and the relationships between research, teaching, and professional practice. They offer stories about a diversity of paths for achieving personal and professional success and invite readers to think about what lessons they can apply to their own career advancement and satisfaction. In total, this collection provides both a living history of the field and a series of real-world examples of business communication at its finest.
This book is essential reading for students and scholars of business communication and can be used as a supplemental text for courses in business communication, professional communication, and communication career preparation.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Endorsement
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Take Two Xanax and Call Me in the Morning; or, Career Tension in Business Communication
- 3 Cultivating a Liberal Arts Perspective on Workplace Communication
- 4 âOnly Connectâ Between Personal Life and Professional Choice, Scholarship and Teaching, My Generation and the Next
- 5 Collaborative Networking for Better Teaching and Research
- 6 To Summon the Future: Defining the Field and Deciding What to Teach
- 7 The Visual Expeditions and Related Adventures of a Teacher, Scholar, and Administrator
- 8 Persisting in the Field of Business Communication: âThereâs Really Something to Itâ
- 9 Selling My Soul: Moving from the Humanities to Business Communication
- 10 My Experiential Learning Journey as a Management Communication Teacher-Scholar
- 11 Developing from a Teacher to a Scholar across Cultures: The Moves from the East to the West and Back Again
- Acknowledgments
- Index