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Collective Sensemaking Around Covid-19: Experiences, Concerns, And Agendas For Our Rapidly Changing Organizational Lives, Keri Stephens, Jody L.S. Jahn, Stephanie Fox, Piyawan Charoensap-Kelly, Rahul Mitra, Jeannette Sutton, Eric D. Waters, Bo Xie, Rebecca J. Meisenbach Aug 2020

Collective Sensemaking Around Covid-19: Experiences, Concerns, And Agendas For Our Rapidly Changing Organizational Lives, Keri Stephens, Jody L.S. Jahn, Stephanie Fox, Piyawan Charoensap-Kelly, Rahul Mitra, Jeannette Sutton, Eric D. Waters, Bo Xie, Rebecca J. Meisenbach

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

Uncertainty is at the forefront of many crises, disasters, and emergencies, and the COVID-19 pandemic is no different in this regard. In this forum, we, as a group of organizational communication scholars currently living in North America, engage in sensemaking and sensegiving around this pandemic to help process and share some of the academic uncertainties and opportunities relevant to organizational scholars. We begin by reflexively making sense of our own experiences with adjusting to new ways of working during the onset of the pandemic, including uncomfortable realizations around privilege, positionality, race, and ethnicity. We then discuss key concerns about how …


Bork, Robert H. Neutral Principles And Some First Amendment Problems, 47 Ind. L. J. 1 (1971), Erik Ugland Jul 2020

Bork, Robert H. Neutral Principles And Some First Amendment Problems, 47 Ind. L. J. 1 (1971), Erik Ugland

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Exploring The Effects Of Different Online Syllabus Formats On Student Engagement And Course-Taking Intentions, Young Kim, Daradirek Ekachai Jun 2020

Exploring The Effects Of Different Online Syllabus Formats On Student Engagement And Course-Taking Intentions, Young Kim, Daradirek Ekachai

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

This study explores how different online syllabus formats affect students’ engagement and their course-taking intentions. Using a 2 (format: online learning management system vs. instructor’s website) X 2 (information amount: more vs. less) between-subjects design, an experimental study was conducted with undergraduate students at a large university in the United States Midwest to examine the effects of online syllabus format. This study found that students who read the instructor’s website syllabus were more likely to engage with and take the course than students who received the syllabus through an online learning management system. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.


Power Skills, Diverse Workforce Dismantle Racism, Eric D. Waters Jun 2020

Power Skills, Diverse Workforce Dismantle Racism, Eric D. Waters

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Activating Constructive Employee Behavioural Responses In A Crisis: Examining The Effects Of Pre‐Crisis Reputation And Crisis Communication Strategies On Employee Voice Behaviours, Young Kim, Hyunji Lim Jun 2020

Activating Constructive Employee Behavioural Responses In A Crisis: Examining The Effects Of Pre‐Crisis Reputation And Crisis Communication Strategies On Employee Voice Behaviours, Young Kim, Hyunji Lim

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

This study explores how organizational management can promote employee voice behaviours, as positive behavioural reactions with constructive ideas, in responding to organizational crisis. Using an experimental study (N=640) among full‐time employees in the United States, the study found that pre‐crisis internal reputation and crisis communication strategies—accommodative response and stealing thunder—positively and directly affected constructive employee voice behaviours in a crisis situation. Furthermore, the study revealed how post‐crisis internal reputation mediates the influences of pre‐crisis internal reputation and stealing thunder on positive/constructive and negative/destructive employee voice behaviours. The findings of this study contribute to the theoretical development of crisis communication in …


Activating Constructive Employee Behavioural Responses In A Crisis: Examining The Effects Of Pre-Crisis Reputation And Crisis Communication Strategies On Employee Voice Behaviours, Young Kim, Hyunji Lim Jun 2020

Activating Constructive Employee Behavioural Responses In A Crisis: Examining The Effects Of Pre-Crisis Reputation And Crisis Communication Strategies On Employee Voice Behaviours, Young Kim, Hyunji Lim

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

This study explores how organizational management can promote employee voice behaviours, as positive behavioural reactions with constructive ideas, in responding to organizational crisis. Using an experimental study (N = 640) among full-time employees in the United States, the study found that pre-crisis internal reputation and crisis communication strategies—accommodative response and stealing thunder—positively and directly affected constructive employee voice behaviours in a crisis situation. Furthermore, the study revealed how post-crisis internal reputation mediates the influences of pre-crisis internal reputation and stealing thunder on positive/constructive and negative/destructive employee voice behaviours. The findings of this study contribute to the theoretical …


Organizational Resilience And Employee Work-Role Performance After A Crisis Situation: Exploring The Effects Of Organizational Resilience On Internal Crisis Communication, Young Kim Jan 2020

Organizational Resilience And Employee Work-Role Performance After A Crisis Situation: Exploring The Effects Of Organizational Resilience On Internal Crisis Communication, Young Kim

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

The purpose of this study is to explore the positive outcomes of organizational resilience to see how resilient employees can support an organization by adapting to and initiating changes during the recovery process following a crisis. This study focuses on organizational resilience generated by employees, as a resilient system, through their psychological ability and positive communication behaviors. Resilient employees can help their organization bounce back to normal functioning following a crisis. A nationwide survey (N = 830) was conducted among full-time employees in the U.S. to examine the positive effect of organizational resilience on employee work-role performance. The results …


The Hunt With John Walsh: True Crime Storytelling, Amanda R. Keeler Jan 2020

The Hunt With John Walsh: True Crime Storytelling, Amanda R. Keeler

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

In her analysis of The Hunt with John Walsh, Amanda Keeler explores the public service function of true crime television programs that feature unsolved or unresolved cases. Trough an investigation of visual style and narrative elements, Keeler examines the multiple intentions of television programs that seek to entertain audiences and simultaneously help solve crimes.


Coke And The Digital Age, Tao Deng, Daradirek Ekachai, Jean Grow Jan 2020

Coke And The Digital Age, Tao Deng, Daradirek Ekachai, Jean Grow

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


Repetition Or Reckoning: Confronting Racism And Racial Dynamics In 2020, Kevin D. Thomas, Judy Foster Davis, Jonathan A.J. Wilson, Francesca Sobande Jan 2020

Repetition Or Reckoning: Confronting Racism And Racial Dynamics In 2020, Kevin D. Thomas, Judy Foster Davis, Jonathan A.J. Wilson, Francesca Sobande

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


A Structural Imperative: Freedom Of Information, The First Amendment, And The Accountability Function Of Expression, A.Jay Wagner Jan 2020

A Structural Imperative: Freedom Of Information, The First Amendment, And The Accountability Function Of Expression, A.Jay Wagner

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.