Preface
1. The Benchmarking of Organizational Communication Best Practices
Part 1: Benchmarking Foundational Communication Processes
2. Best Practices at the Dell Computer Corporation: Benchmarking a High-Speed Management Communication System
3. Best Practices at the General Electric Company: Benchmarking a World-Class Leadership Communication System
4. Best Practices at the Microsoft Corporation: Benchmarking a World-Class Marketing Communication System
5. Best Practices of the Monsanto Company: Benchmarking World-Class Annual Reports
Ted Smith III and Williams C. Adams
Part 2: Limiting Factors in Implementing Best Practices
6. Organizational Learning as a Limiting Factor: A Case Study of IBM's PC Unit
7. Time as a Limiting Factor: A Case Study of the Danville Bumper Works
8. Culture as a Limiting Factor: A Case Study of ABB
Part 3: The Significance of Benchmarking Backbone Communication Processes
9. Backbone Communication Processes in the Benchmarking of Best Practices: The Development of Organizational Communication Theory
Index