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Maintaining a stable, safe learning environment: Inter-organizational collaboration and the perception of risk.
(2007)
This study revealed that 35% (22) public school districts and non public schools had a minimal school safety and security planning process, 44% (27) had an evolving process, and 21% (13) had an exemplary process. It displayed ...
Managing post-merger corporate culture: A case study of two mergers in the United States transportation industry.
(2007)
One company proactively sought to recognize and adopt the best cultural characteristics of both pre-merger partners. The other company chose to rapidly integrate two competitors with an expectation that the culture of the ...
Stress, coping behavior, and social support in Japan and the United States.
(2007)
The purpose of this research is to examine cultural similarities and differences in perceptions of stress, coping behavior, and social support within the theoretical framework of two cultural factors (individualism/collectivism ...
Relative effectiveness of bolstering and inoculation approaches in crisis communication.
(2007)
The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of communicating to the public before a crisis occurs. Previous research on crisis communication has employed primarily atheoretical approaches that focus on ...
The spirit of the Patriot Act: A hermeneutic analysis of patriotism as argument during House Judiciary Committee debate .
(2007)
The purpose of this project is to explore the symbolic meaning of ''patriot'' by bracketing the way in which it is negotiated during the policymaking process utilized to authorize, oversight, and reauthorize the Patriot ...
Italian American identity: A hermeneutic examination of Tampa's Italian community.
(2007)
This study focuses on how diverse interpretations of ethnicity within the United States produce meaning for Italian Americans. Research regarding Italian Americans and the effects of negative stereotypes, cultural products, ...
Mediated citizens: Mass media depictions of citizens and the influence of those depictions on individual perceptions of what it means to be a democratic citizen.
(2007)
The survey portion of this study found that overall media use had a weak impact on perceptions of what it means to be a democratic citizen. However, while media use did not strongly influence individual perceptions of what ...