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Robyn Walker
Associate Professor of Clinical Management Communication

USC Marshall School of Business
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0808

Phone: 
213-821-5444
robyn.walker@marshall.usc.edu
Education: 
PhD, MS, University of Utah; MBA, University of Phoenix, BA, Boise State University

Overview

Robyn Walker studies communication and decision making in teams. Her research has been published in the American Communication Journal, International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities, and Nations, International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management, and Business Communication Quarterly. In 2005-2006, she was a Mellon Fellow.

Research

BCOM 5th Edition • 2013
Three Leadership Communication Styles • 2012
Introduction • 2012
Discourse Perspectives on Organizational Communication • 2012
The effects of leadership style on intercultural group communication in decision-making meetings • 2012
Cross-cultural leadership styles • 2010
Cognitive organization and identity maintenance in cross-cultural teams: A discourse analysis of decision-making meetings • 2010
Cognitive organization and identity maintenance in cross-cultural teams: A discourse analysis of decision-making meetings • 2009
Creating Significant Learning Experiences in the Business Communication Classroom • 2008
The Effects of Team Composition on Multicultural Group Performance • 2007
An Alternative Construction of Identity: A Study of Place-Based Identity and Its Implications • 2007
The Effects of Team Composition on the Performance in Decision-making Meetings. • 2007
Multicultural Team Dynamics and Attitudes about Group Work • 2007
A Videotaped Interaction Analysis of Member Contribution in Multicultural Groups • 2006
The effects of leadership style on intercultural group communication in decision-making meetings.
Leadership in Intercultural Dialogue: A Discursive Approach
The Language Factor in Leading Multicultural Teams: A Discursive Leadership Approach