George Cheney
Professor, Communication
Communication
Languages & Communication Bldg
255 South Central Campus Dr RM 2400
Salt Lake City, Ut 84112-0491
Office: 2526 LNCO
Office Hours: By appointment via email
Office Phone: (801) 585-5918
Fax: (801) 585-6255
Email:
>> Curriculum Vitae
Degrees:
1985 Ph.D. Purdue University
1982 M.A. Purdue University
1980 B.A. Youngstown State University
George came to the University of Utah in 2002, after having taught at the universities of Illinois, Colorado and Montana. Since 1998, he has been an adjunct professor in the Department of Management Communication at The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
In January 2006, George became the Director of Peace and Conflict Studies in the College of Humanities. In November 2006, he became the Director of the Barbara L. and Norman C. Tanner Center for Nonviolent Human Rights Advocacy, centered in the College of Social and Behavioral Science.
George's teaching and research interests include identity and power in organizations, workplace democracy and workers' rights, quality of worklife, professional ethics, the transformation of the citizen to the consumer, alternatives to market globalization, dissent at work and in politics, and the rhetoric of war and peace.
George has lectured, taught or conducted research in Denmark, The Netherlands, Spain, Mexico, and Colombia, as well as New Zealand. He is currently developing partnerships with a variety of organizations in Utah and elsehere for student internships and field experiences.
George believes that good pedagogy should move us beyond the taken-for-granted, that sound research should illuminate and inspire, and that meaningful service should engage us in working for others to better the world.
Selected Publications:
Just a Job?
(Book), 2009
[citation]
Challenging Corporate Communications
(Book), 2008
[citation]
The Debate over Corporate Social Responsibility
(Book), 2007
[ISBN]
[citation]
International and Multicultural Organizational Communication
(Book), 2004
[ISBN]
[abstract]
Organizational Communication in an Age of Globalization
(Book), 2004
[ISBN]
[abstract]
Values at Work: Employee Participation Meets Market Pressure at Mondragon
(Book), 2002
[abstract]
Elevating Dissent and Transcending Fear-Based Culture at War and at Work
(Book Section), 2008
[citation]
Democracy at Work within the Market: Reconsidering the Potential
(Book Section), 2006
[abstract]
Arguing about the Place of Ethics in Market-oriented Discourses
(Book Section), 2005
[abstract]
Theorizing about Organizational Rhetoric: Classical, Interpretive and Critical Aspects
(Book Section), 2005
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"Following" and Leading Dissent in U.S.Politics and Labor
(Book Section), 2004
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Corporate Rhetoric as Organizational Discourse
(Book Section), 2004
[abstract]
Bureacracy and Communication
(Encyclopedia Entries), 2008
[citation]
Meaningful Work and Personal/Social Well-being
(Journal Article), 2008
[citation]
Response to These Investigations and a Prologue to Future Investigations
(Journal Article), 2008
[citation]
The Ethics of Engaged Scholarship
(Journal Article), 2008
[citation]
Considering the "professional" in Communication Studies
(Journal Article), 2007
[citation]
Marketization, participation, and communication
(Journal Article), 2007
[citation]
Organizational Communication Comes Out
(Journal Article), 2007
[citation]
Talking Facts
(Journal Article), 2007
[citation]
Doing Democracy, Engaging the Material: Employee Participation and Labor Activity in an Age of Market Globalization
(Journal Article), 2006
[citation]
What Should Public Relations Theory Do, Practically Speaking?
(Journal Article), 2006
[abstract]
Organizational Resistance and Globalization from Below
(Journal Article), 2005
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Social Entrepreneurship: History, Dimensions and Limitations
(Journal Article), 2005
[abstract]
The Rhetoric and Ethics of Personal Branding
(Journal Article), 2005
[abstract]
Bringing Ethics in from the Margins
(Journal Article), 2004
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Research Keywords, Regions of Interest and Languages:
Keywords:
Organizational Communication (10); Business, Organizational and Professional Ethics; Peace Studies (2); Rhetorical and Social Criticism
Research Projects
A Rhetoric for Peace
Handbook of Communication Ethics
Just a Job? Communication and Professional Ethics
Current Courses
COMM 7001-1 Sem-Found of Comm I
Courses I Teach
COMM 5350 Ethical Practices of Comm
COMM 6350 Ethical Practices of Comm
COMM 6910 Independent Study
COMM 7001 Sem-Found of Comm I
COMM 7160 Sem-Org Comm
COMM 7170 Sem-Organizational Comm
HONOR 3700 Honors Think Tank (Note: This course extended through spring semester 2007
Awards
2008
Diederich Distinguished Scholar - Marquette University
2007
Edited Book Award - Organizational Communication Division, National Communication Association
2006
Response to Keynote Address - Pre-conference of the National Communication Association
2006
Keynote Address - Aspen Conference on Theory and Practice
2006
Faculty Fellow Award - University of Utah
2005
Honors Lecture on the University in Wartime - University of Utah Honors Program
2005
Keynote Address - Australia-New Zealand Communication Association
2005
Second Annual Humanities Lecture - College Of Humanities
2004
Distinguished Lecturer - University of Southern Denmark
2004
Michael Osborn Distinguished Lecture - University of Memphis
2003
Student Choice Award for Teaching Excellence - ASUU
2001
Research Article of the Year - Organizational Communication Division, National Communication Association
2001
Outstanding Book Award - International Communication Association
Favorite Books:
This is a great one on the deserts and red rock canyons of southern Utah and northern Arizona: _The Secret Knowledge of Water_, by Craig Childs
Favorite Movies:
Lots.
Favorite Music:
Lots.
Favorite Quote:
When asked by a reporter what he thought of western civilization, Gandhi replied, "I think it would be a good idea."