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Interviews with Geriatric Nurses: Perceptions of Culture Change as Message Strategy
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
There is a shortage of nurses to provide care in geriatric settings. About one-third of longterm care organizations have adopted a resident-first philosophy, also known as “culture change,” to address quality of care and ...
Adults’ Perceptions of their Childhood Media Role Models
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
The media’s effects on children have been frequently discussed, but the effects that childhood media has when individuals reach adulthood is not fully understood. Current research in this area has mostly focused on present ...
All is Fair in Love and War, but Work is a Different Story: Communicative Responses to Perceptions of Organizational Injustice
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Organizational injustice has been a long feared and long dissected topic by many in the business world. However, there is no clear idea of what employees expect from their superior, nor how communication is impacted ...
A Historical Perspective Framed Content Analysis Investigation of Persuasive Shifts in Interstate Oratorical Association Final Round Speeches
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
This thesis explores the historical trends of persuasion as it functions in the competitive forensic setting, looking at the structures used as well as the topics of the speeches. Persuasion plays a large role in our ...
Looking at Perceptions of Work/Life Balance with Technology in Young Adults
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
This paper examines young adults’ perceptions of work, life, and the balance in between in light of information and communication technologies (ICTs). The intention of this study is to provide a deeper understanding of ...
Escape and Apathy: How Narratives of Homelessness Influence Benevolent Behaviors Among Domicile Publics
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Using the theoretical lenses of attribution theory, contact hypothesis, and exemplification
theory, this study examined how narratives of homelessness influenced domicile individuals
when determining benevolent behaviors. ...
Strategic Communication in Public Schools: A Communication Audit of a Midwestern School District
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
School districts are complex organizations which require the use of strategic communication. Measuring the communication from school leaders to their various audiences for message content and alignment has the potential ...
Adapt or Perish: How Long-Term Unemployment Impacts Vocational Socialization and Professional Identification
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
The present study examined 84 online narratives authored by 11 Suits--college-educated, middle-aged, white men--to examine how involuntary exit and long-term unemployment impacted their vocational socialization and ...
Growing Up Gay: The Experiences of Rural Youth in North Dakota and Minnesota
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
This study looks at how gay adults experienced their youth in rural North Dakota or Minnesota. The purpose of the study was to discover if gay youth experienced their environment differently from their urban peers and if ...
An Examination of the Coverage of HIV/AIDS in Uganda's Top Newspapers
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
The following thesis examined the coverage of HIV/AIDS in Uganda's top newspapers. Both evidence from previous literature and this study shows that HIV/ AIDS is a dangerous social, health, and demographic problem which has ...