IABC releases revised guide to organizational communication.The new IABC IABC International Association of Business Communicators IABC Indo-Americans for Better Community Handbook of Organizational Communication Organizational communication, broadly speaking, is: people working together to achieve individual or collective goals. [1] Discipline History The modern field traces its lineage through business information, business communication, and early mass communication offers a comprehensive collection of practical knowledge and insights about corporate communication and its impact on organizational success. Formerly titled Inside Organizational Communication, this edition includes illustrative case studies and information on such topics as globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation and cross-cultural communication Cross-cultural communication (also frequently referred to as intercultural communication) is a field of study that looks at how people from differing cultural backgrounds endeavour to communicate. , new technologies and employment patterns, corporate responsibility, research measurement and ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). , and the virtual corporation. Edited by Tamara L. Gillis, Ed.D., ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. , with contributions from leading experts in organizational, business and corporate communication, The IABC Handbook examines functional areas including internal communication, public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , marketing and communication strategy in all types and sizes of organizations. For those new to corporate communication, the book highlights issues that are critical to understand and master in any organization. Professional communicators will gain new insights into existing and emerging issues, and corporate executives outside the communication discipline will develop an understanding of the importance and reach of communication within their organization and with external stakeholders, www.iabc.com /knowledge Hurricane victims get support from IABC family When word came of Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. and the devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. losses suffered in New Orleans, Louisiana, last August, IABC members stepped in to help. IABC/San Antonio (Texas) members Joy Capps-Powell and Lisa Owens, both members of the IABC/Southern Region board, established the IABC/ Southern Region Katrina Relief Fund to help the 39 members of IABC/New Orleans who suffered hurricane-related losses. Donations from individual members and some two dozen chapters, including ones in France and Australia, raised more than US$6,500, surpassing the goal by 30 percent. The money continued to come in months after Katrina. IABC members also donated services and items, from business suits and computers to office space and housing. "I personally received so many e-mails and phone calls from IABCers all over the world asking how they could help," Owens says. "Truly amazing." IABC/New Orleans chapter President Kim Windon oversaw the distribution of the funds to members in need. "IABC is all about our community, our network and our colleagues, and the immediate and immense response to our call for donations to the Relief Fund just proves that our network is successful and active," says Owens. "I'm proud to have had a small hand in helping out our friends and colleagues in New Orleans." Business media pick up IABC survey The IABC survey that was the basis of the November-December 2005 CW article "Maintaining Employee Engagement When Communicating Difficult Issues," by Gretchen Hoover, has caught the attention of mainstream business media, generating articles in the San Francisco Examiner The San Francisco Examiner is a U.S. daily newspaper. It has been published continuously in San Francisco, California, since the late 19th Century. History 19th century The beginning of the Examiner is a topic of some controversy. , Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Boston Herald, Charlotte Observer and Atlanta Journal-Constitution, among others. "The issue of communicating bad news affects virtually every employer at some time, so it's not surprising that the findings of this survey have resonated with such a broad business audience," says IABC President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR APR See: Annual Percentage Rate . "IABC is in the position to raise awareness of such issues and provide current thinking on how- to deal with them through strategic communication planning." Read the latest coverage of IABC in the online News Centre at news.iabc.com. IABC gets Googled Did you know that the redesigned IABC web site, launched in October, is powered by Google? That means the site's search capabilities are vastly improved, so you can find what you want, when you want it. Take a look at www.iabc.com. Catch the IABC Buzz Visit the IABC Buzz to see what's happening in your fellow members' lives, and share your own professional or personal milestones. Whether you have a new job or a new baby, join the buzz and share the news with the international IABC community at www.iabc.com/buzz. |
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