These fascinating, often humorous, essays trace how the personal and professional lives of leading teacher-scholars in business communication intertwined to shape their careers in this interdisciplinary field. Young teacher-scholars in business communication and related fields will extract compelling lessons for their own careers. A must-read for the field.
JoAnne Yates
Sloan Distinguished Professor of Management, Emerita
Professor of Managerial Communication and Work and Organization Studies
MIT Sloan School of Management
This is a truly inspiring collection of essays about that elusive, interdisciplinary venture called Business Communication, a veritable treasure trove of personal narratives and intriguing advice on the exciting borderline between scholarship and teaching. What's more, it's a highly enjoyable read: these are some of the best writers in the field!
Geert Jacobs
Professor
Ghent University, Belgium.
Dr. Janis Forman had led the management communication program at UCLA with wisdom, clarity, purpose, and warm collaboration. In this volume she's gathered many of the discipline's senior, and founding, leaders to reflect and share their personal stories-which they do in beautiful prose, insight, and humor. It's a love letter from one generation of the field to the next.
Patti Williams
Ira A. Lipman Associate Professor of Marketing
Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
These stories of how business communication scholars navigated complex professional tensions will encourage and support graduate students and young faculty in their own emerging scholarly journeys. The reassuring message of 'You're not alone! You can do it! We've set a trail for you!' jumps off the page.
Stephen Carradini
Assistant Professor of Technical Communication
Arizona State University
Senior faculty who serve as formal or informal mentors can match stories to the interests and aspirations of younger teacher-scholars. This book is an inspiration for a new generation to build on the discipline's rich history and foster an innovative path to its exciting future.
Kathryn M. Rybka
Interim Executive Director
Association for Business Communication
Janis Forman ushers readers into a lively conversation among business communication's leading thinkers about the development of the discipline and the ways that young faculty can find productive, satisfying work in the academy. Consider these highly personal stories as a guide and mentor to the new generation of scholars.
D. Joel Whalen
Associate Professor of Marketing
Driehaus School of Business/Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, DePaul University
President, Association for Business Communication
