ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION: AN ANALYSIS OF ITS HOSTORY, TODAY AND FUTURE

Yıl 2018, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 13, 13 - 39, 23.07.2019

Yusuf Yüksel

Öz

There is a scholarly debate since the 1980s regarding the content, theory, methodology and application that define the scope of organizational communication and separate it from other related disciplines. These debates are based on the critics for the mainstream, functinal perpective which led to increasing research in interpretive and critical perspectives. This debate on different perspectives is critical in the sense that it enables to identity organizational communication in a rich manner and helps us define the scope of the field and its unique characteristics. Based on this debate, this article provided the history and scope of the field, analysis of the major theoretical perspectives in the field (functional, interpretive, and critical) and future trends. By discussing these topics, this article aimed to provide a holistic view of organizational communication and become a basic reference for scholars in this field.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Communication, Organizational Communication, Organization, Culture, Organizational Culture, Information and Communication Technologies.

KURUMSAL İLETİŞİM ÜZERİNE: GEÇMİŞİ, BUGÜNÜ VE GELECEĞİ

Öz

Kurumsal iletişim alanının kapsamı ve bu alanı ilgili disiplinlerden ayıracak içerik, teori, yöntem ve uygulamalar üzerine akademik tartışmalar 1980’li yıllardan beri devam etmektedir. Bu tartışmaların temelinde, ana akım, işlevsel yaklaşıma yönelik eleştiriler yatmaktadır. Bu tartışmalar yorumlayıcı ve eleştirel yaklaşımların alanda daha fazla yer bulmasına katkı sağlamıştır. Tüm bu farklı yaklaşımlar, kurumsal iletişim alanının derinlemesine anlaşılması, sınırlarının belirlenmesi ve diğer disiplinlerden ayrılan özelliklerinin anlaşılması noktasında hayati öneme sahiptir. Bu temel tartışmalardan hareketle, bu makalede kurumsal iletişim alanının tarihçesi, sınırları, alandaki temel teorik yaklaşımlar (işlevsel, yorumlayıcı, eleştirel) ve gelecek eğilimlerini incelemektedir. Bu konuları tartışarak, bu makale, kurumsal iletişim alanını bütünsel bir şekilde sunmayı ve bu alanda çalışan akademisyenler için temel bir referans olmayı amaçlamıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

İletişim, Kurumsal İletişim, Organizasyon, Kültür, Kurum Kültürü, Bilgi ve İletişim Teknolojileri

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