Identify a specific topic or problem which interests you regarding organizational communication processes in a real world organization (profit or nonprofit), review the scholarly literature on this topic, then show how a comparison of two meta-theoretical perspectives (select from Craig’s traditions of communication theory discussed in class) and at least two corresponding theories (at least one theory for each perspective) discussed in class or the textbook help to conceptualize and address this topic or problem. Potential topics or problems are those related to: change management, diversity, globalization, ethics, communication competence, organizational identification, job satisfaction, communication satisfaction, organizational culture, power, hegemony, recruitment, socialization, conflict, supervisor-subordinate, communication, leadership, trust, feedback, peer and coworker communication, organizational teams, decision-making, and communication technology in organizations.
You are expected to research the focal organization utilizing at least three different sources of data (e.g., archival data, interviews, observation, surveys) in order to gather the necessary information about it to make an interesting and well-informed case study. The final paper should be 10-15 pages (excluding title page, abstract page, or reference section), typed double space, in APA 7th edition documentation style.
The paper must be typewritten, double-spaced in 12 font size with 1-inch margins all round and a minimum of 10 pages and a maximum of 15 pages without counting the cover page and reference page. Citation of sources within the paper and a reference section must be included according to the American Psychological Association (APA) documentation style 7th edition (see resource at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/08/). Emphasis should be on paraphrasing material more than simply quoting sources directly. Directly quoted words should not exceed a total of 200 in the entire paper. Typographical and grammatical errors must be kept to a minimum, and no spelling errors will be tolerated.
