ABSTRACT
Presents a collection of fourteen essays that responds to the need for a more rhetorical conception of professional communication as an international discipline. This book challenges the adequacy of relying on preconceived notions about the factors that determine discourse in international professional settings.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|122 pages
Professional Communication in the Global Workplace
chapter Chapter 1|21 pages
Communicating in a Global, Multicultural Corporation: Other Metaphors and Strategies
chapter Chapter 2|16 pages
Information Systems and Technology in International Professional Communication*
chapter Chapter 4|29 pages
The Impact of Discourse Communities on International Professional Communication
part Two|51 pages
Rhetorical Strategies for the Global Workplace
chapter Chapter 7|13 pages
A Relational Framework for Professional Communication in International Organizations
chapter Chapter 8|17 pages
Effective Communication in Multicultural Organizations: A Receiver-Defined Activity
part Three|122 pages
Teaching and Research in International Professional Communication
