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Constructing Space And Time For Work And Family: A Structuration Perspective On Bed And Breakfasts, Jennifer A. Butler, Daniel P. Modaff

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

This qualitative study explored how bed and breakfast owners communicatively construct privacy while operating a business out of their personal home. One hundred eighty-two B&B owners from 20 U.S. states and 20 countries responded to an electronic qualitative questionnaire that, in part, explored the issue of privacy. Three themes emerged from the data, including: traditional organizational structures, perception of availability, and banking of time and space. These themes revealed that the owners of the nontraditional businesses relied upon recognizable organizational structures used in more traditional organizations to create and maintain private space and time. They also engaged in communication with …

Connecting To Students: Self-Disclosure As A Motivational Tool For Collegiate Forensic Coaches, Ben Walker

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Forensic coaches spend a large amount of time with their students and often struggle to find effective methods of motivation; however, studies have shown that teachers (Christophel, 1990) and athletic coaches (Turman, 2008) can use immediacy as a way to increase student/competitor motivation. This paper examines how forensic coaches can use a specific interpersonal tactic (self-disclosure) to potentially increase student motivation. The review of literature covers self-disclosure and the link between immediacy and motivation in both educational and competitive settings; next, Petronio’s Communication Privacy Management theory is contextualized with forensic coaches; finally, suggestions are offered to forensic coaches who wish …

The Future Of Farming In Capable And Small Hands: The Young Farmer’S Movement In Waterloo Region 1907-1924, Morgan Williams

Laurier Undergraduate Journal of the Arts

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The Effect Of Nonverbal Immediacy And Biological Sex On Subordinate Job Satisfaction And Supervisor Credibility And Liking, Megan Witos

Graduate Annual

This paper explores the relationships between nonverbal immediacy, biological sex, job satisfaction, credibility and liking. An online survey was used to answer the following questions:

RQ1: Do subordinates recognize a significant distinction between male and female supervisors’ use of nonverbal immediacy?

H1: Supervisors who display nonverbal immediacy will be perceived as more competent communicators by their subordinates.

RQ2: Is there a relationship between the subordinate’s perception of his or her supervisor’s credibility and the subordinate’s reported job satisfaction?

RQ3: Is there a relationship between the subordinate’s perception of his or her supervisor’s liking and the subordinate’s reported job satisfaction?

RQ4: …