Employee Development at the Workplace describes the communication characteristics employees need to acquire for career success. The main ideas that power this text are simple, but of great value to students.
Employee Development at the Workplace advocates that readers engage in behaviors and practices that build credibility, and develop communication skills associated with self-empowerment. It provides an innovative stage framework for analyzing employee development, with the identification and exploration of communication competencies associated with each stage. Integrating a focus on organizational competencies with adaptation to a variety of organizational structures, this text emphasizes the widely adopted and highly influential continuous learning organizational structure.
Preface
Chapter 1 Communication at the Workplace: First Principles
Communication, Credibility, and Influence
Competence
Trustworthiness
Dynamism
Communication and Credibility
Credibility and Empowerment
Communication Competencies and Employee Development
For Discussion
Chapter 2 The Cultural Context of Organizations
Definition of Culture
Traditional Typologies of Culture
Loose or Tight