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Showing 1 to 20 of 65 for “"Communication Styles"”.
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An examination of Ugandan and U.S. American communication styles and value orientations
<p>This study describes cultural values and communication patterns that are attributable to Ugandans and U.S. Americans in Kampala, Uganda. Value patterns are described within this paper, a mixture of self-attributed and ascripted based on survey and interview data. This information was examined to …
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Designing Smart Agents to Support Physician-Patient Interactions: The Effect of Varying Communication Styles
… cancer diagnosis. Experiment 1 manipulates communication style (empathetic/impassive) for both a human physician (played by an actor) and an avatar that mimics the human. Empathetic styles elicit more liking and trust from patients and are also more persuasive. The avatar loses less than the …
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More Than Just Words: How the Communication Styles Adopted by Brands Affect Their Relationships with Consumers
Contains fulltext : 170027.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Actual and self-perceived knowledge of health care providers regarding Southeast Asian health-related communication styles and cultural beliefs
… to their knowledge concerning Southeast Asians' communication styles and cultural beliefs about health. The population consisted of 30 professional health care providers employed at either the East Dallas Health Center or the Dallas Memorial Hospital Clinic located in Dallas, Texas. The …
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An examination of Kenyan and U.S. American communication styles and value orientations in a U.S. American organization in Nairobi, Kenya
<p>This study describes cultural values and communication styles that are attributable to Kenyans and U.S. Americans. It examines how Kenyans and U.S. Americans experience these different cultural values and communication styles and how they contribute to intercultural misunderstanding and conflict …
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Shared native language, different national cultures : an exploratory study of assumptions about communication styles among nationals of three south American countries
<p>This study explored assumptions about communication styles used by nationals of countries that share what is perceived as a common native language. Participants were from Argentina, Chile, and Paraguay, and the common native language was Spanish. Data were gathered before and after their …
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Principals’ communication style and parents’ involvement in school
Communication skills have been recognised as critical to school leadership. The evolution of social culture, the complexity of human relations and the change in today?s schooling systems require school leaders to be highly competent in their communication skills. The aim of the study was to explore …
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Graduate Student - Faculty Mentoring: Does Gender Matter?
… relationship relies on close and frequent communication between its participants. When communication breaks down between a mentor and protege the relationship cannot fulfill its mentoring function and is rendered ineffective.</p> <p>Communication literature asserts that women and men are …
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Understanding the role of GP factors and patient language on more timely investigation of pancreatic cancer
… study exploring differences in patient communication styles and the alignment of GP documented symptoms. This was followed by development of a multimedia vignette survey evaluating the effect of identified GP factors and patient communication styles on decisions to investigate pancreatic …
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The Impact of Racial Microaggressions on Black Athletes: Implications for Counseling and Sport Psychology
… assumed superiority of White cultural values and communication styles, exoticism, second class citizenship, assumed universality, denial of individual racism, coping strategies, and underdeveloped incidents and responses dealing with racial microaggressions.
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CoMIC : an exploration into computer-mediated intercultural communication
… themselves in computermediated intercultural communication (CoMIC). This study particularly looks at the role and use of digital nonverbals (DNVs) and their regulatory functions. The data analyzed is from a global virtual team working together for a period of three months. The grounded theory …
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Family Communication Patterns: Can They Impact Leadership Styles?
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 …
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21st Century Hall: Proxemics and Gender Interactions in Contemporary Research
Nonverbal communication is an everyday occurrence that is unavoidable; such behavior becomes second nature. How we stand, sit, move, gaze and gesture are just a few examples of how messages are sent without uttering a single word. A specific form of nonverbal communication is proxemics - the human …
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Avoiding Stigma by Doing Sexuality: A Qualitative Study of Self-identified Bisexual Men and Women
… but also by controlling who they came out to, communication styles, disclosure of sexuality in relationships, handling stereotypes, navigating sexuality borderlands, and paying close attention to how others react to their sexual orientation.
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Can I get a witness?: The resilience of four Black women senior student affairs administrators at predominantly White institutions
… perceptions of the appearance, perceptions of communication styles, and inequitable compensation. They also reported support systems such as mentors, giving back, and spirituality that influence their thoughts, actions, reactions, decisions, and motivation to continue in the field, in their …
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Mental health and couple communication
The current research study explored couple communication from a social-cognitive theoretical perspective in couples with one spouse/partner diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). The study consisted of two groups that included couples with one spouse/partner diagnosed with MDD who were …
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Ally Development: Preparing Student Affairs Professionals to Work with American Indian Students
… of self-determination, future generations, and communication styles; the unique political status of tribal groups with the U.S. government as sovereign nations. Suggestions from Native higher education professionals and application are discussed, concluding with limitations and resources for …
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Acculturation of Armenian immigrants
… challenges stem from relational areas such as communication, family interaction, and social interaction. In order to explore the challenges and successes Armenian immigrants faced during the acculturation process, I researched the plight of recent Armenian immigrants adjustment to life in the …
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Intercultural intervention in a U.S. corporate internship program for college graduates from Rwanda: An exploratory study
… on some of the differences in culture and communication styles that impact effectiveness in the workplace. The purpose of this research is to discern which aspects of the intercultural training intervention the participants perceived as the most beneficial. In addition to providing a better …
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