Recent natural and human-caused disasters have awakened public health officials to the importance of emergency preparedness. Guided by behavior media effects theories, analysis a statewide survey in Georgia reveals that self-efficacy, subjective norm, news exposure are positively associated with respondents' possession items their stages Practical implications suggest less focus on demographics as sole predictor preparedness more comprehensive measures preparedness, including both person's...

Journal Article Dialogical Wisdom, Communicative Practice, and Organizational Life Get access J. Kevin Barge, Barge 1J. is an associate professor in the Department of Speech Communication, University Georgia. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Martin Little 2Martin Co-Principal, Kensington Consultation Centre, London, UK. Communication Theory, Volume 12, Issue 4, 1 November 2002, Pages 375–397, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2885.2002.tb00275.x...

Abstract Engaged scholarship represents one way for making our research relevant to organizational practitioners by bridging the gap between theory and practice. is viewed as a form of collaborative inquiry academics that leverages their different perspectives generate useful knowledge. We explore possibilities associated with engaged in three specific contexts: (1) theory-building research, (2) pedagogy, teaching, education, (3) institutional opportunities constraints they relate issues...

This article offers a practical theory of leadership grounded in systemic thinking and social constructionism. A constructionist approach conceptualizes as co-created, performative, attributional, contextual process where the ideas articulated talk or action are recognized by others progressing tasks that important to them. Using framework, we argue research needs give attention three discursive practices: (1) sensemaking, (2) positioning, (3) play. The implications for theory, research,...

To better inform public health officials during a flu pandemic, this study analyzes representative statewide telephone survey among 1,602 adults to examine knowledge and perceptions about trust in government, support for government actions pandemic. The findings show citizens do not understand what avian/bird is how it evolves into They also seem have divergent regarding the susceptibility severity of More than half respondents handle pandemic strong many proposed except offering non-fully...

This study uses discursive positioning theory to explore how planned change messages influence organizational members’ identity and the way they experienced change. Based on an in-depth case of a home healthcare hospice organization that engaged in multiyear process, our analysis suggests workers salient as constituting unfavorable identities, which were associated with experiences violation, recitation, habituation, or reservation. Our also explores material contexts enabled constrained...

Using a poststructuralist view of managerial practice, we elaborate the notion working appreciatively by focusing on contested, emergent meaning appreciation. We begin articulating set concerns regarding traditional treatment appreciation within practice and suggest that with requires cultivating an appreciative spirit. An spirit is enhanced when managers develop (1) for life enhancing, (2) connection between technique, (3) reflexivity.

Abstract Parental involvement is a key predictor of student's academic success. However, little research has explored whether parent, student, and teacher perceptions are similar regarding what constitutes parental the communication activities it entails. The present study examines communication. While agreement exists on importance monitoring child's performance constructive teacher-parent communication, disagreement role discipline use extracurricular programs exist. Two discourses...

A discursive approach to socialization focuses our attention on the way discourse organizes individual‐organizational relationship. The present study employs concept of memorable messages as a for exploring associated with organizational entry. Three results emerged from data: (1) newcomers emphasizes simultaneously fitting into existing patterns while developing individual abilities; (2) informal face‐to‐face communication is important when constructing relationships; and (3) there positive...

Abstract Within the postmodern and critical managerial communication pedagogical literature, reflexivity has traditionally been conceptualized as an epistemological practice that emphasizes intellectual critique. Little attention given to how managers act reflexively in conversation with other organizational members. This study sampled who were trained from a perspective reflexive practice. The results suggest adopt more relationally responsive approach within their conversational practice,...

This article argues that current trait, style, situational, and functional leadership approaches pose several barriers to increasing our understanding of the relationship between group performance. An alternative conceptualization based upon communication competencies is presented. In first section, a critique traditional offered. second competency model developed. Three situational factors influence need for performance are proposed (1) task complexity, (2) climate, (3) role relationships....

Abstract Dualities play an important role in creating the conditions for change and managing planned initiatives. Building on Seo, Putnam, Bartunek's (2003) work, this study focuses dualities associated with processes. A case of a process called Circle Prosperity Initiative, multi-stakeholder dialogue designed to bring information technology Indian country, was analyzed. Three emerged regarding structuring management initiative: (1) inclusion–exclusion, (2) preservation–change, (3)...

Organizational, commitment and identification continue to capture the imagination interest of organizational researchers. There is disagreement, however, regarding how these concepts should be measured in workplace. Given this controversy, study examines four popular instruments used by researchers operationalize identification. The measures considered include designed Mowday, Steers, Porter (1979), Cook Wall (1980), Hrebiniak Alutto (1972), Cheney's (1983) measure. primary goals article...

The forum guest editor Ryan Bisel in this issue takes on the topic of big data and presents a round table that grew out conference panel. Five scholars engage discussion social cultural trend implications to qualitative organizational communication research. contributors respond questions delve into number issues, from theoretical, institutional, operational, practical, by sharing thoughts experiences about definition, assumptions, theory building, execution at every stage project...

Inspired by auto-ethnographic and self-study action research methods, I explore my experience becoming an interim head in academic department following the death of head. reflect on experiences using literature leadership as well theory have developed regarding a systemic constructionist approach to leadership. My analysis suggests that our current thinking could be extended various ways, including giving additional attention reflexive practices enable leaders attune emerging conversational...

Journal Article Practical Theory as Mapping, Engaged Reflection, and Transformative Practice Get access J. Kevin Barge 1Department of Communication Studies, Baylor University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Theory, Volume 11, Issue 1, 1 February 2001, Pages 5–13, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2885.2001.tb00230.x Published: 10 January 2006

An antenarrative approach to organizational communication acknowledges the fragmented, collective, situated, and performative nature of stories storytelling. Adopting an managerial practice focuses our attention on ways individuals manage multi‐voiced nonlinear character organizfitional life. Antenarrative theory its significance for is overviewed followed by explication how consultancy firm has developed systemic story making as a core managing multiple, often conflicting comprising...

Theorizing communication as design can support the development of theories intervention by focusing attention not just on how groups, organizations, and communities communicate, but also they make try to enact choices about their communication. We posit a theory organizational logics aimed at clarifying collectives intervene in own argue that collective (CCD) is comprised (a) individuals' overlapping designs, focused goals governed logics, (b) fit, function, fragmentation collectives'...

Abstract Researchers have generally ignored the role of communication in academic leadership as it relates to chair‐faculty relationships. A turning point analysis was employed examine what types communicative events influence construction, maintenance, and alteration Seven were discovered: (1) performance evaluation, (2) recognition, (3) support, (4) trustworthiness, (5) job interference, (6) outside interaction, (7) interpersonal discussion. Trustworthiness points promoted greatest...

This article describes the design, implementation, and evaluation of a simulation risk communication in first hours pandemic. The design was based on Crisis Emergency Risk Communication principles espoused by Centers for Disease Control Prevention, as well collective experience authors. Over 4 hours, 17 local health district communicators Georgia responded to scenario which every community state had teenagers infected with avian flu after returning from an international conference. revealed...

This study investigated influence strategies reported by men and women at two levels of the organizational hierarchy‐lower‐level higher‐level managers. The purpose was to assess whether a structuralist, socialization, or some combination perspectives best accounts for relationships among gender, power, influence. Two hundred twelve female male upper‐ lower‐ level managers from large organizations in Southwest participated reporting they would use get subordinate perform an obligatory...

The theme of engaged scholarship has recently emerged in the communication discipline. Beginning 2002 with a series summer conferences held Aspen, Colorado, organizational sc...