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Communication Styles Used by Male and Female Executives to Handle Conflict with Subordinates

Creator:: Rahmun, Lindsay
Abstract:: This study examines the self-reported behavior and ideals of a sample of upper level managers, in relation to conflict management with subordinates. A survey developed by the author, which measures directive and participative managerial behavior and ideals, was sent to a randomly selected sample of 250 female and 250 male...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: relationship...a new way of thinking about human dignity in the workplace--among managers as well as

Off-shore oil exploration in the Arctic Ocean a comparative analysis of newspaper information and public attitude

Creator:: Tombropoulos, Charles B.
Abstract:: This research questions the effectiveness of newspapers as a vehicle of environmental information by determining whether the public attitude in Alaska towards off-shore oil exploration was consistent with that expressed in the local newspapers. All newspaper articles about off-shore oil exploration published in Alaska between 1980 and May 1987 were...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -environment, pro-economy or neutral). Appendix C shows the overall scoring as well as a short description of

How Have Black/African American Division 1 Student-athletes Socioeconomic Backgrounds Affected their Mental Health Well-being Compared to their Counterpart Athletes

Creator:: Nassar, Arica Louise Fafa
Abstract:: Mental health among student athletes has gotten much more attention in the world of sport today. However, there has been a lack of research focusing on how the socioeconomic backgrounds of Division 1 student athletes can play a role in their mental health and their desire to seek out help...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: well as someone who specializes in sport instead of seeing a general psychologist who may not be as

Generativity During Preretirement : Motivation and Actions of Pre-Retirees

Creator:: Hatlen, Andrew James
Abstract:: This thesis examines the role of Erikson’s (1950) theory of generativity in facilitating knowledge transfer during the preretirement transition. McAdams and de St. Aubin’s (1992) updated framework for generativity is used as a theoretical foundation to explain motivation and actions during this period. Through the use of multiple-case studies, twenty-one...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (Yin, 2012) provides both an in-depth examination of a single case as well as a categorical

New Activity Programs in Long Term Care: Theatre and Eudaemonics

Creator:: Harper, Elizabeth A.
Abstract:: Educators and other individuals within the long term care continuum along with current gerontological researchers call for consideration of quality of life factors related to aging. Optimal aging applies to physical health, as well as cognitive and socio-emotional health. Each is imperative to a quality of life, specifically in long...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Women and Workplace Competition : A Study of Horizontal Hostility

Creator:: Stone, Erin A.
Abstract:: Throughout society, many believe women are not succeeding professionally because of the institutional barriers created by men in the American workforce. However, women may be more competitive with other women than with men, especially when limited job positions are the goal. Competitiveness among women can be explained by a phenomenon...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: OF THE THESIS OF Erin A. Stone for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in

Reward Allocation Behavior as a Function of Psychological Gender and Biological Sex : A Study of Advanced Business Students

Creator:: Woods, Elizabeth A.
Abstract:: Women today represent a larger part of the American workforce than ever before. The influx of women into the workplace raises questions about differences in male and female work-related behaviors particularly in groups, and decision making. For example, existing research suggests that men and women have differing strategies in groups...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Assistant Professor of Speech Communication Redacted for Privacy Patricia A. Wells, professor of Business

Forestry & Communication : A Coos Bay Case Study

Creator:: Livingstone, Tasha
Abstract:: This thesis combines elements of forestry, interpersonal communication, and rhetoric to describe where residents of Coos Bay and North Bend Oregon obtain information about forests and forest uses, and how they view the credibility of that information. As a qualitative exploratory study, grounded theory methodology was used to develop theme...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Sam, said: Well, there was this one time when I fell down a cliff. I tried to take a shortcut, and

Bowling Together: The Making of a Documentary

Creator:: Campbell, Casey R.
Abstract:: In an attempt to better understand documentary theory and production, I created Bowling Together; a documentary recounting the experiences of one bowling team and looking at the relationship between participation in bowling leagues and civil society. This thesis provided me a first-hand experience at producing a documentary, allowing me to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: each other and about the well-being of the community as a whole." Each of these definitions of civil

FUBAR: A Narrative Analysis of War Remains

Creator:: Williams, Clay R.
Abstract:: The virtual reality (VR) experience War Remains created by Dan Carlin claims that it is an immersive memory in attempt to give its audience the “tiniest taste of” what-it-was-like to experience a WWI battle (Carlin, 2020). This claim aligns with the growing belief that VR can be the ultimate empathy...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , and Applied Anthropology presented on June 9, 2022 Title: FUBAR: A Narrative Analysis of War

A Pentadic Analysis of Tropico : Dramatism and Digital Games

Creator:: Shields, Matthew J.
Abstract:: How do digital games convey meaning? Academic studies of video games seem concerned with creating discipline-specific new methodologies for examining the medium. From the standpoint of the rhetorical critic, however, new forms of communication can still be examined with traditional techniques. This paper analyzes the 2001 video game Tropico using...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: persuasive meaning as well. © Copyright by Matthew J. Shields June 12, 2009 All Rights Reserved A

Other-directed protest : a study of Galen Fisher's anti-internment rhetoric

Creator:: Boes, Cynthia D.
Abstract:: This study seeks to show how a member of an empowered group is able to argue on behalf of a disempowered group. Other theorists in the field of other-directed protest have claimed that these protestors have a negative effect on the disempowered group and only serve to raise their own...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Pushing for natural childbirth : a rhetorical analysis of the alternative birth movement

Creator:: Coffey, Kimberly Ann
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to examine how rhetoric functions in the Alternative Birth Movement (ABM). In particular, communication published by movement leaders will be examined to discover how rhetoric propels the movement from one stage to the next as well as how rhetoric facilitates the goals of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of rhetoric in social movements and counter-movements provides a well-rounded view for future

A comparative study of two methods for measuring attenuation values of personal hearing protection devices

Creator:: Martin, Larry G.
Abstract:: Noise induced hearing loss is a subject of growing concern. Over the past 15 years, several well-documented studies have been completed which express the relationships between industrial noise exposure and damage to normal and pathological ears. This research has provided knowledge of considerable importance to developing successful hearing conservation programs....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: may well be a large difference between attenuation values established in the laboratory and those

Critical Pedagogy Abroad: A Case Study of the Center for Global Education in Mexico

Creator:: Burns, Heather L.
Abstract:: This study examines the critical pedagogy utilized by the Center for Global Education's study abroad program in Cuernavaca, Mexico. The Center for Global Education (Centro de Educación Mundial en America Latina- CEMAL) facilitates two semester long study abroad programs per year as well as a variety of short term programs,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The Emergent Qualities of Diversity in Free and Open Source Software Communities: A Critical Review and Theoretical Discussion

Creator:: Kuechler, J. Victor
Abstract:: Free and open source software (FOSS) projects primarily rely on the efforts of volunteer contributors from around the world. For this reason, recruiting and retaining contributor is vital to the sustainability and growth of FOSS projects. This notion became the jumping-off point for this three-part investigation into the cultural structure...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: attrition rate among women along every step of the FOSS joining process, further documentation of a well

Promoting progress : a rhetorical analysis of college and university sexual harassment codes

Creator:: Porrovecchio, Mark J.
Abstract:: This thesis is a rhetorical analysis of sexual harassment codes on college and university campuses. The situational model proposed by Lloyd Bitzer is used to examine representative artifacts from Rice University in Houston, Texas, and Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, so as to determine whether they operate as "fitting"...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Philosophy presented on May 2, 1997. Title: Promoting Progress: A Rhetorical Analysis of College and

Building Character Through Metaphor and Ideology: A Rhetorical Examination of John F. Kennedy’s Use of Metaphor to Combat the Religious Issue in 1960

Creator:: Smith, Jonathan Michael
Abstract:: On September 12th 1960, just two months prior to one of the closest Presidential elections in American history, John F. Kennedy faced the Houston Ministerial Association and delivered a powerful speech on religion and Americanism. The "religious issue" of the 1960 campaign drew immense interest and trumped other issues pertinent...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ). While resistance toward a Catholic was not shocking, the situation became a crisis when well known

An examination of terminal and instrumental values of selected Oregon State University students majoring in speech communication

Creator:: Maier, Pamela M.
Abstract:: This study investigated terminal and instrumental value priorities of students in various majors within an academic department. The investigator tested a sample of 99 volunteers of both sexes from several classes in the department of Speech Communication at a major land grant university by use of the Rokeach Value Survey....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Speech Communication in all four areas of academic emphasis as well as a comparison between the groups

The Impact of Internet and Videogame Use on College Student Development

Creator:: Calhoun, Benjamin W.
Abstract:: In recent decades, there has been a tremendous change in the college student experience. In many ways this change has been driven by developments in technology, which have in turn changed the way students conduct research, socialize, and recreate. This thesis seeks to gain an understanding as to how Internet...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: In recent decades, there has been a tremendous change in the college student experience. In many

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Communication Styles Used by Male and Female Executives to Handle Conflict with Subordinates

Off-shore oil exploration in the Arctic Ocean a comparative analysis of newspaper information and public attitude

How Have Black/African American Division 1 Student-athletes Socioeconomic Backgrounds Affected their Mental Health Well-being Compared to their Counterpart Athletes

Generativity During Preretirement : Motivation and Actions of Pre-Retirees

New Activity Programs in Long Term Care: Theatre and Eudaemonics

Women and Workplace Competition : A Study of Horizontal Hostility

Reward Allocation Behavior as a Function of Psychological Gender and Biological Sex : A Study of Advanced Business Students

Forestry & Communication : A Coos Bay Case Study

Bowling Together: The Making of a Documentary

FUBAR: A Narrative Analysis of War Remains

A Pentadic Analysis of Tropico : Dramatism and Digital Games

Other-directed protest : a study of Galen Fisher's anti-internment rhetoric

Pushing for natural childbirth : a rhetorical analysis of the alternative birth movement

A comparative study of two methods for measuring attenuation values of personal hearing protection devices

Critical Pedagogy Abroad: A Case Study of the Center for Global Education in Mexico

The Emergent Qualities of Diversity in Free and Open Source Software Communities: A Critical Review and Theoretical Discussion

Promoting progress : a rhetorical analysis of college and university sexual harassment codes

Building Character Through Metaphor and Ideology: A Rhetorical Examination of John F. Kennedy’s Use of Metaphor to Combat the Religious Issue in 1960

An examination of terminal and instrumental values of selected Oregon State University students majoring in speech communication

The Impact of Internet and Videogame Use on College Student Development

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