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Smith, David H. – Speech Journal, 1969
Businessmen who are concerned about their own communication effectiveness and the general communication practices of their organizations must first realize that attempts to improve communication take hard work and involve frequent failure. Although most businessmen believe communication to be ordinary and simple, they are concerned by the fact…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Business Education, Communication (Thought Transfer), Group Dynamics
Smith, David H. – 1973
Oral communication is the primary mode used by members of organizational groups to build and intercommunicate shared cultural myths and values. Verbal communication within organizational groups--businesses, church congregations, nursing teams, and the like--is the foundation of the reality shared by members of the groups. Finding the master…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Context, Group Dynamics, Organizational Climate
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Smith, David H. – Journal of Applied Communication Research, 1985
Draws from the work of A. Jonson to discuss ways ethics and communication occur together in health care and the communication aspects in the interaction of doctor and patient. (VLC)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills, Ethics, Health Education
Smith, David H. – Speech Monographs, 1972
To implement the contemporary notion of process,'' ideas of methodological rigor based on causal determinism must be substituted by notions of carefulness based on acknowledgement of the observer's involvement in his own observations.'' (Author)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Definitions, Philosophy, Research Methodology