Straight Talk About Communication Research Methods

Author(s): Christine S Davis, Kenneth A Lachlan

Researchers are like detectives. Both are trying to find something out. Both are asking and answering questions. Both are trying to put together a puzzle to come up with a solution. In both, answering questions leads to more questions. And, in both, seeing patterns is crucial to solving the puzzle. ...

Make It Count! Getting the Most from a Hospitality Internship

Author(s): Michael Collins

Employers agree—to be successful, graduates of Hospitality Management programs need to have meaningful, hands-on industry work experiences to complement their classroom education. Consequently, nearly all Hospitality Management degree programs require students to complete an internship or practicum ...

Consumer Behavior: An Applied Approach

Author(s): Nessim Hanna, Richard Wozniak, Margaret Hanna

The positive turn in our economy since the Great Recession of 2007 through 2009 has reconfigured our outlook with regard to employment, inflation, and energy prices, as well as our willingness to spend and consume ...The recent trend toward increasing global cooperation among blocks of countries was...

Making an Impact: Facilitating Student Success with Lessons from Instructional Communication and Educational Psychology

Author(s): San Bolkan

Flourish as an instructor by learning about what behaviors lead to student success! Making an Impact: Facilitating Student Success with Lessons from Instructional Communication and Educational Psychology helps readers become better instructors by changing the way they think about their interacti...

Listening Across Lives

Author(s): Molly Stoltz, Karen Sodowsky, Carl M Cates

Listening Skills Contribute to Successful Careers and Relationships Written by a myriad of experts, including contributors to the International Journal of Listening and other academic journals, Listening Across Lives features a unique contextual approach to the study of listening.  Each of Listen...

Think: Critical Thinking about Social Problems

Author(s): Vera Kennedy, Romney Norwood, Matthew Ari Jendian

Strengthen your students’ social awareness and increase civic involvement… #Think: Critical Thinking about Social Problems is a groundbreaking social problems publication that features an unprecedented fusion of integrated lectures and sociological applications that emphasize critical thinking pr...

Casing Crisis and Risk Communication

Author(s): Corey Liberman, Dariela Rodriguez, Theodore A Avtgis

Crisis and risk communication are equally important to the structure of society. Without understanding how to effectively respond to, and potentially avoid, crisis and risk, individuals could find themselves in a state of everlasting collapse. Casing Crisis and Risk Communication explores specifi...

Facility and Event Management: Applications in Sport

Author(s): Jeffrey Petersen, Lawrence Judge, John J Miller

Sports stadiums are becoming bigger, louder, and more exciting. With so many people in one area, it takes quite a bit of planning and work to pull off an event successfully. This is where facility and event management comes in. Perfect for both undergraduate and graduate level courses, Facility a...

Interpersonal Communication: Building Rewarding Relationships

Author(s): Melissa B Wanzer, Kristen C Eichhorn, Candice Thomas-Maddox

Interpersonal Communication: Building Rewarding Relationships reflects the countless societal, cultural, and technological changes that have influenced the ways in which we experience, discuss, and research relationships in a variety of contexts. Interpersonal Communication: Building Rewarding Re...

Health Communication in Everyday Life

Author(s): Linda C Lederman, Gary Kreps, Anthony Roberto

We are all health communicators - whether it is interacting with our medical practitioners, wearing a fitness tracker, giving encouraging words to a friend or family member, or searching for health information online. Health Communication in Everyday Life introduces students to health communicati...