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Showing 1 to 20 of 53 for “"Face-to-face communication"”.
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The Gratification Niches of Internet Social Networking, E-mail, and Face-to-face Communication
… These sites (the most popular being MySpace and Facebook) allow their users to create online profiles, with which they can post pictures of themselves and interact with other users via text-based messaging. These sites are especially popular among teens and young adults, many of whom find their …
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Face-to-face communication versus memo communication to announce mergers and acquisitions the importance of media richness
The purpose of this study was to examine the current research on mergers and acquisitions which includes organizational factors, such as communication processes, and their impact on employee reactions. The current study addresses this issue through a simulated M&A announcement laboratory experiment …
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Face-to-face communication versus memo communication to announce mergers and acquisitions the importance of media richness
The purpose of this study was to examine the current research on mergers and acquisitions which includes organizational factors, such as communication processes, and their impact on employee reactions. The current study addresses this issue through a simulated M&A announcement laboratory experiment …
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Mountains, Molehills and Mediation: Exploring the Affordances, the Drawbacks and the Facilitation of Presence Via Face-to-Face Communication and Texting
… presence is facilitated via texting and face-to-face communication. Face-to-face communication is considered to be the preferred means of communication among many scholars due to its sensorial, co-present, human-based means of exchanging physical and social presence.Texting is but another …
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FlickerThis : a mobile service to facilitate grounding in communication through viewable media content
Remote communication has become part of our daily lives. Technology plays a decisive role in filling the gap caused by discrepancies in time and space between us and the people we want to reach. However, the level of immediacy and interactivity are always lacking when compared to face-to-face …
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The effects of stable and malleable expectancies, communication channel, and self-efficacy on conversation behavior and interpersonal perception
… affect behavior and perception in audio/voice or face-to-face communication. The current research tested 100 mixed-sex dyads to compare behavioral and perceptual effects of expectancies across two different types of mediated communication channels: computer-mediated communication (CMC) and …
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Memorable messages in anticipatory socialization : creating the professional identity.
Memorable messages during the anticipatory socialization stage have been understudied in the field of communication. This study examined the role of memorable messages received by individuals as they create their professional identities during the anticipatory socialization stage. The content and …
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The European Social Forum and the Internet: a case of communications networks and collective action
… for alternative globalization' is thought to partly derive this combination of characteristics from its use of the internet. My research is an attempt to explore this relationship by investigating the use of email lists for the preparation of the European Social Forum (ESF) in London in …
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Toward a further understanding of the extensibility of sign languages
… limited extensibility when compared with live, face-to-face communication by signers. In an effort to improve the extensibility of video recordings this study explores the possibility of leveraging a common meaning negotiation technique, depictional signing, to increase understanding of recorded …
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Spatial aspects of mobile ad hoc collaboration
Traditionally, communication devices are designed to overcome distance in space or time. How can personal mobile tools augment local interaction and promote spontaneous collaboration between users in proximity? Mobile ad hoc collaboration is an emerging framework that attempts to answer this …
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Communication: the lost art
The purpose of this study was to determine if technology, specifically text messaging, has an affect on young adult's face-to-face communication. Technology is improving on a daily basis. This continuous evolution and advancement in technology has paved the way for numerous methods of communication …
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The effects of computer-mediated and face-to-face affinity-seeking on out-of-class communication
… qualitative study investigated the use of instructor affinity-seeking through two distinct channels- face-to-face and e-mail- to understand the effects of and ways to improve out-of-class communication. This research explores the frequency and nature of interactions, sheds light on the preferred …
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Connections during times of change: the interplay between gratitude communication, well-being and resilience
… investigates the relationships between gratitude communication, well-being, and resilience in times of change. The 2019 coronavirus, COVID-19, brought on a global pandemic that continues to impact people’s lives daily. However, due to continuous changes, lockdowns, social distancing, mask mandates …
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Cheiro : creating expressive textual communication and anthropomorphic typography
… in network bandwidth, people still like to use text for remote communication. Simplicity, directness and anonymity make textual chat the most popular method of communication in the technology-mediated world. In face-to-face communication, people can use gestures, facial expressions, eye …
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Applications of mobile barcode recognition to real-time events and gatherings
… trade shows. The PittiMobi mobile phone and desktop software clients augment traditional face-to-face communication to form a unique ecosystem that fosters location-based community interaction between buyers, sellers and the press. PittiMobi is based on a system of two-dimensional barcodes, which …
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Non-verbal signals for grounding in embodied conversational agent
In face-to-face conversation, speakers present non-verbal signals collateral with verbal information. Nodding and gazing at a speaker are known to provide positive feedback from listeners, which contributes to establishing common ground (a process called grounding). However, previous theories and …
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An exploration of nurse-patient interactions in acute hospital settings when electronic patient record (EPR) systems are used
… at a rapid rate. EPR systems use an anticipatory approach to address patient needs via digital prompts, that promote patient safety and assure fundamental care needs are met. It is widely accepted that quality nurse-patient interactions involve a compassionate nurse presence, open and …
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Exploring the Use of Wearables to develop Assistive Technology for Visually Impaired People
… the usage of two prominent wearable devices to develop assistive technology for users who are visually impaired. Specifically, the work in this thesis aims at improving the quality of life of users who are visually impaired by improving their mobility and ability to socially interact with …
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Types of Social Media Use and Adolescent Mental Health
<p>Communication in today’s world is rapidly changing, some suggest for the better, while some suggest it is for the worse. Networking for the adolescent perspective has social media platforms at an all time high. The amount of face-to-face communication between adolescents has been replaced with …
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