The Association Between Communication and Work Alienation: To Speak or Not to Speak

• In Event: Finding Space to Speak in and about Organizations

Abstract

The purpose of the current study was to extend organizational communication scholarship by examining the influence of employees’ communication apprehension and approach/avoidance messages on their work alienation. Further, this study sought to offer support for prior work alienation findings and to develop a path model designed to test the associations between communication, work alienation, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment.

Authors

• Paul Madlock, Texas A&M International University

• Matthew Martin, West Virginia University