We know you have valuable thoughts to share. Take a look at these Gleeson online resources for making sure your message gets across.
Two perspectives and solid tips in just 150 pages: Technical Writing for Business People (2019) AND Business Writing for Technical People, both by Carrie Marshall (2018)
Find more in-depth guidance in Business Writing for Dummies, 3rd edition (2021), 432 pages, which offers a “step-by-step method for planning what to say and how to say it in writing.”
Gale’s Encyclopedia of Management says, “Information, the lifeblood of any organization, needs to flow freely to be effective.” (p.131) Read their comprehensive overview in “Communication.”
Blackwell’s International Encyclopedia of Intercultural Communication, edited by Young Yun Kim, covers topics such as Cultural Diversity in Organizations, where the authors warn, “What is missing in first-generation cultural diversity and inclusion efforts is an emphasis on shifting from a paradigm focused on nurturing inclusive and open environments to one focused on building the actual skills necessary to manage the much more complex interpersonal and team dynamics.” (Tapia, A. & Gisbert, G., 2017)
Oxford Bibliographies are a treasure trove of references. The annotated bibliographies will link you to the resources within our collection or to interlibrary loan options. For example, “Reporting Research Findings” by James T. Austin suggests titles such as:
- Börner, K. & Polley, D.E. (2014). Visual Insights: A Practical Guide to Making Sense of Data. Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press. (available in our catalog)
- Feldman, D.C. (2004). “The Devil Is in the Details: Converting Good Research into Publishable Articles.” Journal of Management, 30, 1–6. (available from Sage Journals)
“Organization Culture” by Mary Ann Glynn, Simona Giorgi, and Christi Lockwood cites sources such as:
- Gibson, C.B. & Zellmer-Bruhn, M. (2001). “Metaphors and Meaning: An Intercultural Analysis of the Concept of Teamwork.” Administrative Science Quarterly, 46, 274–303. (Available from EBSCO Political Science Complete, among many of our databases)
- Dutton, J.E., Ashford, S.J., Lawrence, K.A. & Miner-Rubino, K. (2002). “Red Light, Green Light: Making Sense of the Organizational Context for Issue Selling.” Organization Science, 13, 355–369. Analyzes the contextual cues female managers attend to when considering raising gender-equity issues at work and examines why cultural exclusivity affects issue selling. (available from Gale Academic OneFile, among many of our databases)
- Sapienza, A.M. (1987) “Imagery and Strategy.” Journal of Management, 13, 543. Focuses on the language that top managers share in the process of strategic decision-making, and examines the imagery and subsequent strategic decisions of two groups of top managers facing the same environmental stimuli. (available from Sage Journals)
All of the titles here enable an unlimited number of people to read or download the resource at one time.