Linda Putnam

Linda Putnam is an American scholar and professor in the department of communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is known for her theories on organizational communication, centered on conflict management and negotiation, solutions within organizations, gender studies in organizations, and organizational space.

Putnam has performed studies on instructors, multiparty environmental disputes, negotiation teams, and labor conflicts. Her discourse studies primarily are focused heavily on tensions and contradictions and also incorporate metaphors, narratives, discursive framing, and arguments. Putnam's work also focuses on the contradictions and interactions within the field of work-life issues within organizations, organizational development and work inside of open office environments. Provided by Wikipedia