Baywood Publishing Co.

Communicative practices in workplaces and the professions; cultural perspectives on the regulation of discourse and organizations.

Fifteen academics from the U.S., Canada, and The Netherlands contribute 12 chapters offering varied perspectives on the idea of regulation and its relationship to communicative practices in workplaces and professions. Coverage includes an overview of regulative processes, practices, and effects; agency and power and their connection with regulation; and critical research perspectives for examining regulation and communicative practices. The workplace and professional sites discussed include an Internet start-up company, an international energy company, an urban hospital, a university, and a telecommunications corporation. For researchers and academics in technical, business, organizational, and professional communication, and in rhetoric. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Internships; theory and practice.

Two professors at Fitchburg State College describe the benefits to both students and corporations who participate in internship programs, the administrative responsibilities of academic institutions sponsoring internship programs, the support host companies should provide, and methods for evaluating student performance. The appendices provide sample agreement forms, evaluations, daily logs, and resumes. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)