Cases in Organizational and Managerial Communication

In the 21<sup>st</sup> century shifting workplace demographics globalization and the flattening of the world via new communication technologies has ushered in radical changes in our understandings of organizations and their members. Given the interest in engaged scholarship and more flexible and virtual forms within organizational communication cases in this volume cross over different areas within the field and related disciplines. Furthermore they cover topics and populations that are increasingly being seen in organizational communication literature. Cases delve into organizing structures relationships and visions for global not-for-profits hybrid creative industry and entrepreneurial organizations. Some cases are positive in orientation and display exemplars of organizations that have qualities to emulate. Others display destructive elements and processes (e.g. dysfunctional leadership workplace bullying). Furthermore the cases reflect an awareness of the necessity of intercultural communication competencies emphasizing communication in multicultural contexts (e.g. China India Africa Russia).