Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons™

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Organizational Communication

Western Kentucky University

2008

Articles 1 - 8 of 8

Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Ua3/9/5 Presentation To Joint Committee On Education, Wku President's Office Oct 2008

Ua3/9/5 Presentation To Joint Committee On Education, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Presentation by WKU president Gary Ransdell to the Kentucky Joint Committee on Education. Data regarding WKU enrollment, tuition, degrees awarded, student retention, graduation statistics, transfer students, Applied Research & Technology Program, Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM), SKy Teach, student financial aid, Finish WKU, Division of Extended Learning & Outreach (DELO), WKU Glasgow, WKU E-town/Radcliff/Ft. Knox, WKU Owensboro, Gatton Academy of Mathematics & Science and doctoral programs.

Go to article

Topscholar™ And Selectedworks™: Forging New Paths Of Information Access And Research, Connie Foster Sep 2008

Topscholar™ And Selectedworks™: Forging New Paths Of Information Access And Research, Connie Foster

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Presentation made before the WKU Academic Deans regarding the use of TopSCHOLAR and SelectedWorks in promoting scholarly publication among faculty.

Go to article

Ua3/9/5 Faculty & Staff Opening Convocation, Wku President's Office Aug 2008

Ua3/9/5 Faculty & Staff Opening Convocation, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at fall convocation. He discusses achievements, budget cuts, strategic planning, tuition, construction and degree productivity.

Go to article

Family Communication Patterns: Can They Impact Leadership Styles?, Suthida Prasitthipab Aug 2008

Family Communication Patterns: Can They Impact Leadership Styles?, Suthida Prasitthipab

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

A plethora of studies has worked on family communication and leadership separately. Little research has combined these two components although they both relate to personality characteristics and communication styles. Therefore, this thesis investigated correlations between leadership styles and family communication patterns during childhood. Two hypotheses were proposed representing the relationship between conformity orientation and task leadership, and between conversation orientation and relation leadership.

Faculty, non-academic staff, and students in leadership positions from Western Kentucky University were samples of this study. They completed a questionnaire voluntarily. Family communication pattern scale and Leadership Behavior Descriptive Questionnaire were used in the survey. Pearson …

Go to article

Burning Down The House: Emotional Labor, Burnout And Real Estate Sales Professionals, Laura Cooley Rawlins Aug 2008

Burning Down The House: Emotional Labor, Burnout And Real Estate Sales Professionals, Laura Cooley Rawlins

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of emotional labor on instances of burnout by specifically focusing on real estate sales professionals. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (2008) cites the purchase or sale of a home as one of the most substantial and complicated financial events most people ever experience, thereby magnifying the challenges of work and communication in the real estate sales profession and providing a rich framework for understanding the concepts of emotional labor and burnout. A three part questionnaire focused on emotional labor and burnout was distributed to 450 real estate sales professionals in …

Go to article

Ua12/8 Annual Report, Wku Police Jun 2008

Ua12/8 Annual Report, Wku Police

WKU Archives Records

A statement of current campus policies regarding procedures for students and others to report criminal actions or other emergencies occurring on campus and policies concerning the institution's response to such reports.

Go to article

Ua1b3/3 Wku Faculty Athletics Mentoring Program, Draft, Wku Athletics Committee Jan 2008

Ua1b3/3 Wku Faculty Athletics Mentoring Program, Draft, Wku Athletics Committee

WKU Archives Records

Draft policy for the WKU Faculty Athletics Mentoring Program.

Go to article

Ua77/1 Wku Spirit, Wku Alumni Relations Jan 2008

Ua77/1 Wku Spirit, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Archives Records

WKU alumni magazine. Contents:

  • Ransdell, Gary. President’s Letter
  • Gift from Anthem Foundation Funds WKU Mobile Health Unit
  • WKU Enrollment Increases to 19,761; Number of African-American First-time Freshmen Up 19.6%
  • WKU Honors Bowling Green Family During Weekend Event – Tinius Family
  • WKU Alum Harry Gray Honored as Outstanding Alumnus of Kentucky
  • Alumni Association Enters Relationship with PartnersFirst
  • HealthCo Corp. Opens World Headquarters in WKU Center
  • Jarve Family Create Endowed Professorship in Honors
  • Planned Giving Q&A on the Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Private Support Enhances Capital Improvements at WKU
  • Interfaith Chapel
  • LaFantasie, Glenn. Why Are There No More Abraham Lincolns?
  • Capitol Spotlight – …

Go to article