Chapter 4: Theorizing About Rhetoric and Organizations
This chapter covers the aspect of theorizing about rhetoric and organizations. The writer compares the state of events in Iraq as he writes this chapter, he wonders about the kind of government that will replace that of Saddam Hussein and the Baath Party. The writer’s worries include the following, how the new government will establish maintain legitimacy? What will make up the scope within the new government? The version of democracy that will be in practice, the kinds of co-operations that will run or influence the economy of Iraq, the way the country’s reconstruction will proceed and the period it will take for completion (May and Mumby, 2005)
The questions by the writer are both political and organizational since they seek to solve a dilemma of a state in turmoil. The issues involved in this chapter are also rhetorical in nature, for instance, when the writer asks, how will the construction proceed? This question is a rhetorical since the writer clearly knows that despite the destruction and the then state of the nation, reconstruction will obviously takes place and the country will be up and running. The construction period will be long due to the magnitude of destruction experienced in the country. This chapter highlights or bring to light the steps necessary for the country to be back to its feet and run normally. This chapter is meant to pave ways or show those who will take power the most effective steps for better solution to the issues of the states. The question on the type of democracy also reminds the new office bearers of their fate if they also practise dictatorship. The chapter serves its purpose. It shows good planning and writing skills (May and Mumby, 2005).
Chapter 5: Critical Theory
This chapter show in-depth use of critical theory knowledge to emphasise on the studies structures, social relations, and practices in work organizations. The chapter identifies a number of studies that have singled out systems and practises of inappropriate control and distorted decision-making techniques. It also gives a detailed expense of these individuals, organizations, and host communities. It gives the kinds of studies that provides or offers different models to bring about development of a democratic organization. These democratic models aims at aiding in the making the decision making process of the organization easier, free, fair, and representing the will of all the members of such organization. The studies cover areas the large organizations to those of micro organizations or small co-operations. This chapter focuses on power, language, social or cultural practises, and treatment of vital conflicts. It deals with the way people or organization handle such conflicts considering suppression of the truth or advocating for the truth (May and Mumby, 2005).
Chapter five of this book mainly deals with conflict management pointing out the various significant steps an organization, people, or the leadership ought to take to ensure the realisation of a lasting solution. It shows that for a stability of any organization, all the undertakings in that organization ought to represent the will of the people and their voices. The moment an organization tumbles to its feet, one can conclude that such organization had communication meltdown. A communication representing the will of the people stands stable since in case of any conflict finding a solution for it is easier due to its effective communications channels and techniques (May and Mumby, 2005) .
References
May, S., & Mumby, D. K. (2005). Engaging organizational communication theory &
research: Multiple perspectives. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage.
