The Role of The Association for Business Communication in Shaping Business Communication as an Academic Discipline

The Association for Business Communication (ABC) has been instrumental in the development of business communication as an academic discipline. This article reviews ABC's impact in seven areas: nurturing teachers; establishing advanced courses, majors, and PhDs in business communication; fosteri...

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Published in:The Journal of business communication (1973) 1998-01, Vol.35 (1), p.14-44
Main Author: Locker, Kitty O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic disciplines
Association for Business Communication
Associations
Boards of directors
Business Communication
Business education
Business writing
College faculty
Communication
Communication Research
Cooperation
Core curriculum
Degrees (Academic)
Doctoral Programs
Educational Development
Essays
Executives
Higher Education
Impact analysis
Intellectual Disciplines
Interdisciplinary Approach
Interdisciplinary aspects
Knowledge
Mission statements
Research methodology
Teaching
Teaching Methods
Writing Instruction
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Summary:The Association for Business Communication (ABC) has been instrumental in the development of business communication as an academic discipline. This article reviews ABC's impact in seven areas: nurturing teachers; establishing advanced courses, majors, and PhDs in business communication; fostering knowledge about international business communication; providing access to communicators in business; providing a voice for the profession; providing an academic home; and facilitating research. Research is the key to maturing as a discipline. Although we must meet our challenges individually and locally, ABC must continue to provide support and counsel so that we can continue the work of creating new knowledge and bringing our discipline to maturity.
ISSN:0021-9436
2329-4884
1552-4582
2329-4892
DOI:10.1177/002194369803500102