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Product Description Business Communication: A Framework for Success presents a truly strategic approach to business communication. This text builds on a solid foundation of rhetorical and communication theories by including a range of real-company examples that make the theories come alive. These innovative methods not only help readers identify the many challenges encountered by today's business communicators, but they also foster a mastery of communication skills that will carry them well into their own careers. About the Author Dan O'Hair is Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication at the University of Oklahoma. He received his Ph.D. in 1982 from The University of Oklahoma in communication. He has published over forty articles in business and communication journals and has authored and edited six books focusing on communication. O'Hair has served as a consultant to numerous businesses, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. He is the former president of the El Paso chapter of the American Society for Training and Development and has served on the editorial board of five communication journals including the Journal of Business Communication and is the current editor of the Journal of Applied Communication Research. He is principal investigator and course administrator for the Department of Defense's Joint Course in Communication, an intensive eight-week course in advanced communication study.James S. O'Rourke teaches management and corporate communication at the University of Notre Dame, where he is Founding Director of the Eugene D. Fanning Center for Business Communication and Concurrent Professor of Management. In a career spanning four decades, he has earned an international reputation in business and corporate communication. Business Week magazine has twice named him one of the "outstanding faculty" in Notre Dame's Mendoza College of business. His publications include MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION: A CASE-ANALYSIS APPROA