Economic Theory for Environmentalists or Perspectives on Organizational Communication

Economic Theory for Environmentalists

Author: John M Gowdy

Economic Theory for Environmentalists is a much-needed and heralded new book that examines the implications of neoclassical economic theory and how it relates to the environment and environmental activity. It addresses the ongoing conflict between market forces and environmental integrity and explains how neoclassical economic theory views the relationship between economic activity and the natural world. Each chapter outlines the concepts of economic theory and the relevance of its environmental and policy implications. It focuses on both micro and macro-economics. Policy tools such as price and income elasticities, consumer surplus and methods for measuring the economic value of environmental resources are discussed. A case study which examines a range of policy options is presented. Examples are also given throughout the text to illustrate regional and international policy questions. Presented in a simple and easy to understand manner, this valuable book is suited for anyone dealing with environmental, economic, or policy issues.

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Perspectives on Organizational Communication

Author: Steven R Corman

This unique volume promotes constructive dialogue among the basic methodological positions in organizational communication today. The goal is to identify theoretical moves and scholarly practices that can help people with divergent views compare or integrate their ideas instead of waging war. Essays from three distinguished scholars first discuss the concept of common ground from interpretive, post-positivist, and critical vantage points. Brief commentaries from a diverse array of colleagues then expand on key issues raised in the essays, explore creative tensions among the different perspectives, and reexamine the role of paradigms in organizational communication scholarship and scholarly discourse.

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This collection of essays promotes constructive dialogue among the basic methodological positions in organizational communication. Essays from three distinguished scholars discuss the concept of common ground from interpretive, post-positivist, and critical vantage points. Brief commentaries from colleagues expand on key issues raised in essays, explore creative tensions among different perspectives, and reexamine the role of paradigms in organizational communication scholarship. Corman teaches communication at Arizona State University; Poole teaches speech communication at Texas A&M University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

I	Introduction
1	The Need for Common Ground	3
II	Three Essays
2	Interpreting Interpretive Research: Toward Perspectivism without Relativism	17
3	Common Ground from the Post-Positivist Perspective: From "Straw Person" Argument to Collaborative Coexistence	46
4	Common Ground from the Critical Perspective: Overcoming Binary Oppositions	68
III	Commentary
5	Commentary on Common Ground in Organizational Communication	89
6	On the Destiny of Acceptance Frames: Organizational Communication Discourse	96
7	The A Priori of the Communication Community and the Hope for Solving Real Problems	105
8	The Kindness of Strangers: Hospitality in Organizational Communication Scholarship	113
9	Paradigm Skirmishes in the Review Process	120
10	Disciplinary Controversies and Interdisciplinary Consequences	128
11	A Case for a Different Kind of Dialogue: The After Action Review	135
12	Becoming Deeply Multiperspectival: Commentary on Finding Common Ground in Organizational Communication Research	144
13	"Paradigm" Critique: How to See Our Task as a Common One, and How to Work on It	152
14	Challenges for the Professional Newcomer in Doing Common Ground Research	165
15	Potential "Sites" for Building Common Ground across Metatheoretical Perspectives on Organizational Communication	175
16	Pedagogy and Paradigms: The Search for Common Ground	183
17	A Common Ground, Common Grounds, or Footbridges?	190
18	The Shifting Common Ground: Feminism(s), Organizational Communication, and Productive Paradigmatic Tensions	200
IV	Afterword
19	Reflections on Finding Common Ground	211
	Readings	225
	References	229
	Index	255
	About the Editors	261
	Contributors	262