The Structural Squeeze: Middle Managers’ Communicative Navigation of Tensional Knots
Management Communication Quarterly
Published online on July 13, 2026
Abstract
Management Communication Quarterly, Ahead of Print.
Middle managers occupy a critical but structurally paradoxical position, often serving as the primary communicative conduit between strategic leadership and operational teams. Drawing on organizational paradox as a metatheory, this qualitative study ...
Middle managers occupy a critical but structurally paradoxical position, often serving as the primary communicative conduit between strategic leadership and operational teams. Drawing on organizational paradox as a metatheory, this qualitative study ...