Abstract
Researchers in business communication are looking toward the future of the field and yet are still faced with questions of identity and concerns of validity in our research. If these questions are not identified, addressed, and resolved, our vision may become clouded and our forward direction diverted. Murphy attempts to address some of the concerns facing business communication schol ars through her critique of three articles published in the July issue of The Journal of Business Communication. She offers interesting thoughts and asks poignant questions through this critique; however, her arguments are misguided and misdirected at times. This article makes an effort to clarify the arguments and premise upon which the Carmichael (1996) piece is based and examines the issues of definition and identity, methodologies, and the power that discourse and language have as media for managing that identity and creating "reality."
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