Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1. Introduction: Communication Constitutes Organization / Linda L. Putnam, Anne Maydan Nicotera and Robert D. McPhee -- 2. The Communicative Constitution of Organizations: A Framework for Explanation / Robert D. McPhee and Pamela Zaug -- 3. Agents of Constitution in Communidad: Constitutive Processes of Communication in Organizations / Robert D. McPhee and Joel Iverson -- 4. Constitutive Complexity: Military Entrepreneurs and the Synthetic Character of Communication Flows / Larry D. Browning, Ronald Walter Greene, S. B. Sitkin, Kathleen M. Sutcliffe and David Obstfeld -- 5. Dislocation and Stabilization: How to Scale Up from Interactions to Organization / Francois Cooren and Gail T. Fairhurst -- 6. Organizing from the Bottom Up? Reflections on the Constitution of Organization in Communication / James R. Taylor -- 7. Theory Building: Comparisons of CCO Orientations / Linda L. Putnam and Robert D. McPhee.

"This volume explores the concept of communication as it applies to organizational theory. Bringing together multiple voices, it focuses on communication's role in the constitution of organization. Editors Linda L. Putnam and Anne Maydan Nicotera have assembled an all-star cast of contributors, each providing a distinctive voice and perspective." "The contents of this volume compare and contrast approaches to the notion that communication constitutes organization. Chapters also examine ways that those processes produce patterns that endure over time and those that constitute the organization as a whole. This collection bridges different disciplines and serves a vital role in developing dimensions, characteristics, and relationships among concepts that address how communication constitutes organization. It will appeal to scholars and researchers working in organizational communication, organizational studies, management, sociology, social collectives, and organizational psychology and behavior."--BOOK JACKET.