O'Hair, H. Dan,Halone, Kelby Kenneth.2013-08-162013-08-161998http://hdl.handle.net/11244/5705This dissertation sought to investigate the structuration of (non)deceptive workplace communication. Anthony Giddens' (1984) structuration theory was utilized as a framework to guide an exploratory field study examining how working individuals (n = 527) account symbolically for (non)deceptive workplace communication practices. Over four thousand (n = 4092) accounts of (non)deceptive workplace communication were identified. This resulted in forty-three (n = 43) themes of (non)deceptive workplace communication. Findings from the research have ontological implications for the study of organizational communication, the study of interpersonal deception, and the study of workplace communication.vii, 374 leaves ;Sociology, Social Structure and Development.Psychology, Industrial.Communication in organizations.Speech Communication.Thesis