JBCS11

**Cle Cousins** **Paul Magee** **January 30, 2011** **Background** The Association for Business Communication (ABC) is international and interdisciplinary. They advance business communication research, education, and practice. Content for this introduction comes from their web site, [|www.businesscommunication.org]. Membership draws from management, marketing, English, speech communication, linguistics, information systems, and numerous other fields. The membership base spans North America, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific. Via improving technology, ABC is seeking to expand its international membership and perspective and respond to the most critical needs. They promote teaching excellence, academic enrichment, knowledge within discipline, and improving workplace communication. ABC publishes two academic journals on a quarterly basis. **Business Communication Quarterly** (BCQ) addresses business communication’s teaching and practice. The **Journal of Business Communication** (JBC), the peer-reviewed journal of interest here, includes book reviews, commentaries, lectures, and manuscripts on rigorous original research. As taken verbatim from ABC, these components of JBC contribute to “knowledge and theory of business communication as a distinct, multifaceted field approached through the administrative disciplines, the liberal arts, and the social sciences.” Occasionally, one issue or a series will be devoted to a particular topic. Both publications are offered in electronic and print format in conjunction with ABC membership. Standard annual membership costs $60-100. **Subjects stated by the JBC portal within SAGE:**  · Business composition/technical writing  · Information systems  · International business communication  · Management communication  · Organizational and corporate communication  · Role of written, verbal, nonverbal and electronic communication in the creation, maintenance, and performance of profit and not for profit business **Examination of the past three years (April 2008—January 2011) identified these areas consistently:**  · Intercultural and multilingual communication  · Accommodation  · Leaders and leadership  · Discourse and discourse analysis  · Corporate reporting to investors and shareholders  · Communication strategy and strategic planning  · Corporate citizenship and social responsibility  · Organizational psychology and workplace relationships  · Analysis of document content **Distinct topics (not mentioned above) by issue:**
 * Journal of Business Communication **

 · Special issue on corporate reporting <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Corporate mission statement <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Corporate identity, image, and ethos <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Graphs and visual representations <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Longitudinal study of annual reports || July 2008; 45 (3) <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Special issue on corporate reporting <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Disclosures <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Bias and impartiality <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Government audits <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Crisis communication <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Communication technology || <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Event (case) study <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Appraisals and assessments <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Conversation analysis <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Deception and illusion <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Learning history and corporate knowledge <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Research methods <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Interpersonal communication and sex differences || January 2009; 46 (1) <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Special issue on discourse analysis <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Interpretation and meaning <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Conversation analysis <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Influencing decision-making <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Linguistics and ethnography <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Impression management <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Laughter, humor, and emotion <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Body language <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Computer-enabled communication || <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Communication structures <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Organizational temporal focus <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Socialization <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Sense-making <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Careers and development || July 2009; 46 (3) <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Importance of niche journals <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Business continuity and disaster risk <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Multipurpose business speeches and rhetorical situations <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Employee dissent and circumvention <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Communication in intra-organizational trust || <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Ambiguity and miscommunication <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Motivating language and persuasion <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Absenteeism <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Quantitative methods || January 2010; 47 (1) <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Interdisciplinary collaboration and consulting <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Intercultural management and identity <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Verbal aggression <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Mentoring <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Persuasion rhetoric and negotiation || <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Special issue on language <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Human resource management <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Language in corporate policy <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Public relations agencies and corporate identity <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Thematic analysis of letters <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Language selection in advertising <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · High-context vs. low-text communication || July 2010; 47 (3) <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Immigration and self-positioning <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Electronic monitoring and privacy <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Boundary management <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Job advertisement and recruiting <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Rhetorical analysis of business speech || <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Special issue on language <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · BELF (business English as a lingua franca) <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Globalization <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Communication competence <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Business knowledge <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Negotiation <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Body language || January 2011; 48 (1) <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Dynamics of listening <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Purposes and uses of websites <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Surveys <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Electronic and face-to-face communication <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 11.35pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 11.35pt; text-indent: -11.35pt;"> · Structured interviews ||
 * April 2008; 45 (2)
 * October 2008; 45 (4)
 * April 2009; 46 (2)
 * October 2009; 46 (4)
 * April 2010; 47 (2)
 * October 2010; 47 (4)