Browsing by Author "Lee, Sun Kyong"
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Combining social network analysis and geographic information system for communication research: an application to immigrant communities
Lee, C. Aujean; Lee, Sun Kyong (2022-09-15)Social Network Analysis and Geographic Information Systems can be combined and applied to communication research to better understand how communication networks are associated with spatial or city characteristics. We use ... -
Communication Confidence in Confronting Unethical Behavior: Scale Development and Validation
Buettner, Ellen (2020-07-30)This study describes a new construct, self-perceived communication confidence in confronting unethical behavior (SPC@CUB) as well as develops and validates an original 25-item instrument to measure this construct. This ... -
Concerning gamer identity: An examination of individual factors associated with accepting the label of gamer
Howe, William; Livingston, Dalaki; Lee, Sun Kyong (2019-03)This study examined characteristics of players that self-identified as gamers. Participants (N=476) were asked to complete an online survey and provide information about their video game play. Analyses of the survey responses ... -
THE EFFECTS OF AD-BLOCK WALL LEVEL, AD-BLOCK WALL MESSAGE FRAME, EXPLICIT GOAL EXISTENCE AND AD TYPE ON PSYCHOLOGICAL REACTANCE, UNCONSCIOUS AD PROCESSING AND ONLINE NEWS BRAND EVALUATION
Kim, Seunghyun (2019-06-18)Myopic loss aversion can take place when news media management and advertisers focus too much on preventing short-term losses. Although ad-bock walls may successfully block the ad-block users’ access, two studies here have ... -
The effects of apologies and causal attribution on public responses
Nguyen, Tham (2019-05-10)Apologies have been used in crisis communications to address organizational transgressions. Yet, there is no consensus about the components of an apology (e.g., Hearit, 2006; Smith, 2008). Also, the causes of an organization’s ... -
Finding power in politeness: identifying competent and courageous social justice advocacy at work
Flores, Marisa Saavedra (2022-12-16)The workplace is rife with situations that require courage, from confronting unethical behavior to advocating for equality. However, employees often avoid voicing issues that are politically sensitive (Seeger, 2001, 2004) ... -
FRAMING UP WORKPLACE COMPASSION: THE ROLE OF LEADERS’ PROSOCIAL FRAMING IN COWORKERS’ INTENTION TO PROVIDE SOCIAL SUPPORT
Daugherty, Natalie (2019-05)This dissertation explores the influence of leaders’ prosocial framing on coworkers’ intent to provide social support to fellow coworkers. This study contributes to the growing literature on positive organizational ... -
Gender identity and prototypes in caring professions: The role of communication in identity work and career development
Gilmore, Britney (2020-07-30)Occupational segregation is a persistent phenomenon occurring in many professions. In caring professions, the percentage of men in these jobs is low. This interview-based study explains how men in such professions (i.e., ... -
Giving Your All: Evaluating Changing Social Identities Throughout the Assimilation Process in Full-Life Volunteer Organizations
Ault, Michael (2016-05-14)The present study evaluates the assimilation process for full-life volunteers in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) missionary program. The focus on full-life volunteers provided an opportunity to observe ... -
Intercultural Communication Competence Revisited: Reconciling Trait and Relational Perspectives Using Social Network Analysis
Wang, Yifeng (2024-05-10)What it takes for communicators to interact competently with intercultural others remains a contested conceptual site. This dissertation addresses the debate between the individual and relational perspectives regarding the ... -
RECURSIVE ADAPTATION AND INTERDEPENDENT COMMUNICATION: A GROUNDED APPROACH TO THE INTEGRATION OF NEW/MOBILE TECHNOLOGY AND THE K-2 TEACHER
Zeoli, David (2019-05-10)The ascendency of technology in contemporary culture has catalyzed vertiginous alterations in the communication practices of individuals, groups, and organizations. The integration of new/mobile technology in educational ... -
Social exchange is in the game: Communication and resource flow in an Xbox gaming clan
Howe, William; Lee, Sun Kyong (2018)This study examined the international social network of a bounded Battlefield 4 gaming clan considering social exchange theory. We found that more central members of the clan contributed more time and money to the clan ... -
“Sorry, It Was My Fault”: Repairing Trust in Human-Robot Interactions
Zhang, Xinyi (2021-05-14)Robots have been playing an increasingly important role in human life, but their performance is yet far from perfection. Based on extant literature in interpersonal, organizational, and human-machine communication, the ... -
Veteran contempt for civilian communication (VCCC): The development and validation of a scale for use with military veterans
Howe, William (2020-07-30)The purpose of this project was to develop and validate a measure of the amount of contempt military veterans feel toward civilian communication. Veterans may experience the moral emotion of contempt if they believe civilian ...