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It's All of Our Business: Communicating Competently in the Workplace

J. Dan Rothwell

Winner of the Textbook & Academic Authors Association's Most Promising New Textbook Award

It's All of Our Business: Communicating Competently in the Workplace is a concise, conversational text that balances practical skills with scholarly insight. Grounded in a communication competence perspective, this text provides students with the communication skills needed to have successful careers in the 21st century.

With its strong focus on power dynamics, such important topics as sexual harassment, gender bias, bullying and abuse at work are best analyzed for their causes and prevention. The text's unique coverage addresses several topics often ignored or given only glancing coverage in competing texts, including leadership, power, conflict management, teamwork and group dynamics. Engaging case studies, novel illustrations, personal narratives, vivid stories, and abundant humor create an engaging resource that students will actually want to read. Abundant research will be cited in a free-flowing writing style.

Instructors may find course preparation tools and more details on our robust digital offerings at www.oup.com/he/rothwell-waters.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publish Date: Oct 21st, 2022
  • Pages: 376
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.06in - 8.03in - 0.61in - 2.09lb
  • EAN: 9780190078188
  • Categories: Management - GeneralCommunication StudiesBusiness Communication - General

About the Author

J. Dan Rothwell is the former chair of the Communication Studies Department at Cabrillo College. He has authored five other books in addition to It's All of Our Business and has received more than two dozen teaching awards during his lengthy academic career.

Michelle Waters is a sought-after corporate trainer who designs and delivers business communication programs to leaders internationally. She also taught communication courses at San Jose State University and Cabrillo College for more than twenty years. This is her second book.

Praise for this book

"Culturally competent text that teaches how to communicate in any form. Very easy to read!"--Kenneth Chapman, University of Oklahoma
"Something new and very readable. It will hold student attention better than any of the other such texts."--Daniel Paul Schwartz, SUNY Buffalo State College
"Timely, engaging, and relevant. It encourages students to build their own skills to become more competent workplace communicators."--Jennifer Keohane, University of Baltimore
"Part business communication, part business psychology, part business ethics, and part self-actualization--all necessary for today's aspiring business professional."--Sean Flannery, Immaculata University
"It is an enjoyable read for students. It is laced with concepts and theories in a manner that is engaging and thought provoking."--Karley Goen, Tarleton State University
"The case examples keep the students interested and everything I read is accurate and easy to understand...your students would benefit from this text!"--Melissa Rice, Immaculata University
"A thorough look at business communication from a practical perspective--one that explores the hows AND the whys."--Paul Hemenway, Lamar University