ABSTRACT

Communication Yearbook 40 completes four decades of publishing state-of-the-discipline literature reviews and essays. In the final Communication Yearbook volume, editor Elisia L. Cohen includes chapters representing international and interdisciplinary scholarship, demonstrating the broad global interests of the International Communication Association. The contents include summaries of communication research programs that represent the most innovative work currently. Emphasizing timely disciplinary concerns and enduring theoretical questions, this volume will be valuable to scholars throughout the communication discipline and beyond.

part I|123 pages

Media Framing, Structure, and Reception

chapter 2|35 pages

Unpacking Engagement

Convergence and Divergence in Transportation and Identification

chapter 3|26 pages

Connected Television

Media Convergence, Industry Structure, and Corporate Strategies

chapter 4|30 pages

Contemporary Quality TV

The Entertainment Experience of Complex Serial Narratives

part II|118 pages

Personal and Strategic Communication in Social Interactions

chapter 5|23 pages

Digitizing Strength of Weak Ties

Understanding Social Network Relationships through Online Discourse Analysis

chapter 6|23 pages

Strategically Mean

Extending the Study of Relational Aggression in Communication

chapter 7|38 pages

Social Support and Computer-Mediated Communication

A State-of-the-Art Review and Agenda for Future Research

chapter 8|31 pages

Advice

Expanding the Communication Paradigm

part III|171 pages

Place, Boundaries, and Exchange in Organizational Communication

chapter 9|30 pages

Organizational Space and Place beyond Container or Construction

Exploring Workspace in the Communicative Constitution of Organizations

chapter 10|30 pages

Exploring the Effects of Workplace Health Promotions

A Critical Examination of a Familiar Organizational Practice

chapter 11|35 pages

Newcomer Socialization Research

The Importance and Application of Multilevel Theory and Communication

chapter 12|36 pages

A Comprehensive Review and Communication Research Agenda of the Contextualized Workgroup

The Evolution and Future of Leader-Member Exchange, Coworker Exchange, and Team-Member Exchange

chapter 13|37 pages

Mixing Methods in Organizational Communication Research

Current State and Prospects for Advancing Knowledge

part IV|50 pages

Emerging Issues in Communication Research

chapter |8 pages

Epilogue