Business Communications within a Conceptual Context
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An 8 page paper discussing accepted concepts and theories of communications management and suggesting an alternative approach. A foray into a "do it yourself" approach can negate the benefits of theory, but it is practical and obvious benefit that organizations need in today's intensely competitive environment. The common approach has been to design programs around extant theory; this approach can be used to formulate a base of practical application to which theory can then be applied. Includes a list of 30 communications concepts. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Cognitive Communication Theory / Applied To The Individual
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A 4 page essay discussing how cognitive communication theory can be observed in everyday life of an individual. Cognitive communication, also referred to as constructivist theory, has recently been emphasized in mass media, especially in films but these same precepts are also true in everyday life. Communication requires cognitive processing just as it requires the perceiver to construct meaning. No additional sources cited.
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Communication -- Shifting from Transmission to Ritual
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This 6 page report discusses how the processes in which ideas and information are transmitted or communicated differs significantly from the ways in which communication evolves as a ritualistic operation. From both a theoretical and a practical perspective, communication that exists only to impart information is very different from communication that takes place as either part of or as an outcome of ritual. It is important to consider how communication figures into the larger context of defining social interaction, determining its greater meaning, and serving as a means through which people are able to connect with “something” greater than themselves as individuals. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Communication / Construction Work
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A 8 page research paper discussing two issues of communication: opening communication channels on the work site and improving one's own communication processes. The writer contends that open communication channels enhance job performance and offers three specific suggestions for how to accomplish this. The second part of the paper deals with how supervisors can improve two aspects of their own communication processes to also enhance moral and job performance and to avoid misunderstandings. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Communication Analysis and the Sacramento Kings
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This 6 page report discusses the National Basketball Association (NBA) team, the Sacramento Kings. Different communication theories and frameworks are used to consider the effectiveness of the team’s Internet site. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Communication and Blumer's Concept of Symbolic Interaction
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This 5 page paper considers the concepts presented in by Herbert Blumer in the book Approaches to Human Communication. This paper presents Blumer's arguments regarding the impact of symbolic interactions. No additional sources cited.
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Communication and Dialogue: A Review of Two Articles
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A 3 page overview of two articles in communication. Emphasizing the importance of dialogic leadership, “Williams’ 1999 article entitled “Dialogic Leadership” recounts the communication problems behind numerous organizational problems at key U.S. firms. Bohm, Factor, and Garrett (2003) also explore the importance of dialogue, contending that dialogue offers us the means of overcoming many of the various problems which confront the world today, a means of exploring the “presuppositions, ideas, beliefs, and feelings” which control group interactions. No additional sources are listed.
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Communication and Symbolic Interaction Theory
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This 7 page report discusses the various aspects of “Symbolic Interaction” in terms of the relationships that exists between groups of people and within those groups. No sources listed.
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Communication as a Regulatory Process
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A 5 page paper showing how communication, both verbal and non-verbal, can regulate behavior. The example used is that of a student dance demonstration, in which the young dancers are all either positively or negatively influenced by their mothers prior to their performance; the paper suggests that this influences the way they perform. No additional sources cited.
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