Cases in Organizational Communication
A Lifespan Approach
Ryan S. Bisel and Michael W. Kramer
Table of Contents
Preface: Ryan S. Bisel and Michael W. Kramer
Case Study 01: Strategic Ambiguity, Ideology, and Hegemonic Participation in the Yelp Elite Squad
David A. Askay
Case Study 02: Shifting Workforce @ the Workplace: Best Practice Case Study on Employee Engagement and Organizational Diversity
Kate M. Delmo
Case Study 03: Music is All I Know--A Special Case of Anticipatory Role Socialization
Elena Gabor
Case Study 04: Learning to Rock the Boat when a Supervisor Missteps
Natalie Nelson-Marsh
Case Study 05: Learning That "Nurses Eat Their Young:" Examining Intergenerational Interactions in the Workplace
Lindsey B. Anderson and Melanie Morgan
Case Study 06: From College to the Fast Track: Assimilation Experiences of Multiple Transitions
Angie Pastorek and Angela Gist-Mackey
Case Study 07: One Organization, Two Divergent Experiences: A Tale of Two Part-Time Employees' Organizational Assimilation
Michael Sollitto
Case Study 08: Ethics and Disclosing Illness in the Hiring Process
Jeremy P. Fyke
Case Study 09: Socializing With Coworkers about Wrongdoing at the Annual Company Barbeque
Nicole A. Ploeger-Lyons and Greg Ormes
Case Study 10: A Consultant Investigates Turnover at SMA Companies
Vernon D. Miller, Kenneth J. Levine, and Emma E. Kinney
Case Study 11: Big Shoes to Fill: Organizational Culture, Mentorship, and Networks During Career Changes
Sean M. Eddington and Jessica A. Pauly
Case Study 12: To Talk or Not to Talk: Managing Uncertainty With Coworkers
Carissa S. Hoelscher
Case Study 13: Culture and Decision Making at Clayborne Ridge
David E. Weber
Case Study 14: The Organizational Culture and Organizational Ethics of the New York Yankees Surrounding Alex Rodriguez's Doping Suspension and Eventual Exit
Joshua M. Parcha
Case Study 15: Making Sense of Changing Relationships With the Boss and Peers
Jaesub Lee
Case Study 16: Changing from One Coach to Another: Managing Leadership Changes
Sophie Moll and Michael W. Kramer
Case Study 17: One of Us?: Examining Organizational Leadership and Decision Making Through (non)Ethical Organizational Policies
Benjamin D. Luttrull & Jessica M. Rick
Case Study 18: The Church Meeting: A Group Decision-Making Study
Frances L. M. Smith
Case Study 19: Escalating Conflict and the Emotions of Firing an Employee
Darius M. Benton and Cynthia L. McCullough
Case Study 20: Newcomer Socialization and Experiences of Sexual Harassment
Andrea L. Meluch
Case Study 21: The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same: When Innovation Meets Resistance
Eric D. Waters
Case Study 22: House of Pain: A Case of Power and Resistance Within Collegiate Football Culture
Alaina C. Zanin
Case Study 23: Volunteer Management, Role Expectations, and (Dis)Empowerment
Lacy G. McNamee
Case Study 24: Balancing on a Tightrope: Making Work-Life Decisions in Dual-Career Couples
Sarah E. Riforgiate and Rebekah Carnes
Case Study 25: New Beginnings and New Challenges When Global and Local Communities Meet
Kathleen J. Krone and Chigozirim Utah Sodeke
Case Study 26: Gossip, a Leader's Cowardice, and a Glass Ceiling Experience
Deanna L. Bisel and Ryan S. Bisel
Case Study 27: (In)Voluntary Organizational Exit Amid Change, Conflict, and Resistance
Anne Kerber and Marya Wilson
Appendix A: Quick Reference Table
Author Bios