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"Not in My Backyard!"

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Abstract Gwen Colchimaro works as a risk communication specialist for Medi-Waste, a company that has recently placed a facility in Riddleville. When local representatives become concerned about the safety of the emissions produced by the plant, Gwen must act quickly if she is to save the facility...

Demanding Leadership of a Collegiate Basketball Team: Courting Goals-Plans-Action (GPA) Theory

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Sample As we were finalizing this case concerning Head Coach Baker’s efforts to influence leadership emergence among the players on his Division I college varsity men’s basketball team, we were in midst of “March Madness” – the popular name for a tournament of games played annually in March that ...

Where Do We Draw the Line? Exploring Mediated Communication and Work/Family Bordersá

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Abstract Finding balance between work and family has become an area of research and discussion among many disciplines, including, but not limited to, psychology, family communication, computermediated communication, interpersonal communication, and organizational communication (Barber & Santuzzi,...

Small World Initiative: Research Protocols and Guide PACKAGE

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"Two-book set/package contains Research Protocols print (Paperback: 66 pages with digital e-Book access), and Research Guide print (Paperback: 116 pages, with digital e-Book access). This two-book set is part of the official materials used in the Small World Initiative¨ (SWI). Initiated at Yale Univ...

A Case of Discrimination: Fostering an Inclusive Work Environment

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Abstract When a corporate executive’s mother is given a job in public relations, the new vice president of marketing is forced into dealing with someone who cannot write. This case explores what occurs when unqualified people end up in occupations that directly interact with the public.  , basic...

Persuasive Communication

Author(s): Kristie Sigler

Providing an opportunity for students to both learn and apply course concepts in a single semester is challenging but necessary. Persuasive Communication is a unique compilation with a three-part focus: persuasion, writing, and speaking. Professors can adapt the order of chapters to meet the needs o...

Astronomers as Observers and Experimenters: Exercises and Projects for the Laboratory and Night Sky

Author(s): Jeffrey A Wilkerson

New Fifth Edition Coming Soon! Now available in a new fifth edition, the popular astronomy laboratory manual Astronomers as Observers and Experimenters: Exercises and Projects for the Laboratory and Night Sky integrates new exercises, connections between exercises, as well as all the favorite exe...