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1989

Communication

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An Exploratory Study Into The Conceptualization And Measurement Of Communication Motivation In Public Speaking: An Expectancy Theory Model., Edwin J. Dawson Jul 1989

An Exploratory Study Into The Conceptualization And Measurement Of Communication Motivation In Public Speaking: An Expectancy Theory Model., Edwin J. Dawson

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To an extent, behavior is the result of an organism's desire to attain a specific goal (Brown, 1961; Gage, 1985; Haire, 1964; Vinacke, 1964). Although various theories differ, the foundation of these works rest on the premise that goal fulfillment is central to behavior.


A Communication Methodology For Subordinates-Supervisors To Coactively Generate Heuristic-Leadership Decisions In Commercial Banking, Mary Ann Danielson May 1989

A Communication Methodology For Subordinates-Supervisors To Coactively Generate Heuristic-Leadership Decisions In Commercial Banking, Mary Ann Danielson

Student Work

This thesis neither advocates nor strictly adheres to the dominant, top-down style of leadership often used in commercial banking institutions. Rather, while working within the commercial bank setting, this thesis focuses on the subordinatesupervisor relationship and emphasizes a heuristic approach to leadership.


Negotiation Pedagogy As Communication Methodology Focused On Conditionality And Recursivity In Third-Order Coupling, Eroca Gabriel May 1989

Negotiation Pedagogy As Communication Methodology Focused On Conditionality And Recursivity In Third-Order Coupling, Eroca Gabriel

Student Work

This study is not a prescribed method of communication techniques for learning how to negotiate. It is not designed to teach the reader various and sundry negotiation strategies or tactics. Neither is this a study in East Indian communication theory or cross-cultural communication. The result of this study is a negotiation pedagogy as communication methodology—a distinctly heuristic design intended to lead the student of negotiation to discover his/her own capacities for negotiating. In the broad realm of negotiation, this study serves to introduce a new approach—actually a meta-approach to negotiating— that provides a systematic means whereby students can direct themselves …


How Chamber Of Commerce Executive Directors Perceive Newspaper Publisher's Involvement In Community Affairs, Jane E. Campbell-Konnath Apr 1989

How Chamber Of Commerce Executive Directors Perceive Newspaper Publisher's Involvement In Community Affairs, Jane E. Campbell-Konnath

Student Work

Those outside of the journalism field sometimes are surprised to learn journalists profess to ethics. A fellow graduate student, upon having been assigned a research paper on journalism ethics, commented that she did not realize journalists attempt to be ethical. Looking back on the history of journalism, that view is easy to understand. Journalists have been “yellow” (i.e., sensationalist), bought by news sources and untruthful in order to win a Pulitzer Prize. Perhaps journalism’s somewhat scarred reputation has led to an increase in interest in journalism ethics during the past two decades. Professional trade journals favor the topic, while professional …


Newspaper Editorial Endorsements And Voting Results: An Examination Of Two Newspapers, Randy A. Grosse Apr 1989

Newspaper Editorial Endorsements And Voting Results: An Examination Of Two Newspapers, Randy A. Grosse

Student Work

Since the time the printed word was used to inform and motivate the colonist, the basic role of newspapers in the United States has been twofold – informing people of the news and commenting on the people and events that make that news.