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Learning the Ropes of Emotion Labor: How are Certified Nursing Assistants Socialized to Manage Emotion?
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
This project explores the organizational socialization of emotion among certified nursing
assistants employed in nursing homes. Six certified nursing assistants in the encounter
phase of organizational socialization ...
Chevron's Power of Human Energy: A Case for Corporate Social Responsibility as Identification Inducement
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
With corporate social responsibility (CSR) emerging as an inescapable business
priority around the world, organizations are developing elaborate CSR campaigns to
highlight their good deeds and influence important ...
Life Coaching and VISTA Members: What is the Nature of Impact?
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Research related specifically to coaching has increased gradually over the past
few years. Most of the research has revolved around executive coaching, and there
are limited research studies about certified coaches. To ...
Entertainment Media's Satirical Effects on Teenage and Adult Attitudes of Political News Organizations.
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
This study explored the effect of satire in persuasion by comparing attitude changes
between adults and teenagers. It revealed that satire was effective in changing attitudes and
that satire had a greater effect on ...
The A3 Report as Knowledge-Accomplishing Activity: A Practice-Oriented Analysis of Situated Organizational Problem Solving
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
The A3 report is a lean practice innovated by Toyota motor company. The A3 report, a
growing trend in organizations, is promoted as a communication tool, but it has not been
studied from a communication perspective. In ...
Corporate Communication on Facebook: A Multi-Method Approach to Corporate Use and Stakeholder Perceptions of Social Media
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
This study looked at how corporations are currently using Facebook and what
stakeholders' perceptions are of current corporate Facebook usage. A content analysis of
nine corporate profile pages was conducted. Pages were ...
Longdistance Romantic Relationships: Connections Among Conflict, Uncertainty, Maintenance, and Mediated Communication Use
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Conflict, uncertainty, and relational maintenance have been frequent topics
of study in long-distance relationships (LDRs); however, these concepts have not
been studied concurrently. Interviews with 22 college students ...
Military Marriages: A Look at Dialectical Tensions, Deployment, and Military Life Through Navy Wives' Eyes
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
This qualitative study explored the lived military relationships of eighteen Navy wives
whose husbands were stationed on the Naval Air Station Whidbey Base in Oak Harbor,
Washington. The researcher performed interviews ...
The Role of Cyber and Face-to-Face Verbal Bullying on Adolescent Victims
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
The purpose of this study was to examine adolescent verbal bullying across
communication media (e.g., face-to-face [F2F], cyber, both). Media Richness Theory
(MRT; Daft & Lengel, 1984; 1986) and hyperpersonal communication ...
Powerful and Powerless Language in Health Media: An Examination of the Effects of Biological Sex and Topic Focus on Language Styles
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Powerless language has been shown to influence audience perceptions, and the media has
been shown to influence health behaviors. However, little research has looked at
powerless language in health media. This study expands ...