Search results

  • CSV Spreadsheet
  • RSS Feed
(1 - 6 of 6)
Crowd Control: Organizing the Crowd at Yelp
Title
Crowd Control: Organizing the Crowd at Yelp
Author
Askay, David
Date Created
2013
Subjects--Topical
Management, Communication, World Wide Web--Study and teaching
Description
This dissertation investigates how businesses are able to align the collective actions of a disconnected crowd with the strategic goals of the organization. I examined this questions within the context of the business review website Yelp through a...
Electronic Multitasking During Workplace Meetings: Why Do Employees Do It?
Title
Electronic Multitasking During Workplace Meetings: Why Do Employees Do It?
Author
Williams, Eleanor
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Management, Communication, Psychology
Description
Employees are increasingly engaging in electronic multitasking during workplace meetings, as the proliferation of technology is on the rise. Though electronic multitasking is common and potentially harmful to meeting effectiveness because it distr...
Navigating the Insider-Outsider Divide: Understanding the Socialization Experiences of Contract Workers
Title
Navigating the Insider-Outsider Divide: Understanding the Socialization Experiences of Contract Workers
Author
Beveridge, Chelsea
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Management, Communication, Psychology
Description
Contractors have unique employment arrangements, but previous research has often grouped them into samples with other contingent workers. As such, research specific to contract workers is relatively sparse and focused on This dissertation focused ...
PROMOTING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT THROUGH MANAGERS' STRATEGIC USE OF MEETINGS
Title
PROMOTING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT THROUGH MANAGERS' STRATEGIC USE OF MEETINGS
Author
Allen, Joseph
Date Created
2010
Subjects--Topical
Communication, Psychology, Industrial, Business
Description
Employee engagement is a positive, fulfilling, work-related state of mind that researchers suggest is characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption in work activities. Employee engagement is heavily marketed by HR consultants and recently rec...
Workplace Accommodations and People with Disabilities: The Dilemmatic Communicative Process of Requesting Access Technology
Title
Workplace Accommodations and People with Disabilities: The Dilemmatic Communicative Process of Requesting Access Technology
Author
Makkawy, Amin
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Management, Communication
Description
This study consists of a qualitative investigation of how people with visual impairments manage access to technology at the workplace. By the use of Applied Thematic Data Analysis (Guest, MacQueen, & Namey, 2012), results of a questionnaire distri...
“16 Weeks is a Lot of Time to be Away”: A Contemporary Examination of Maternity Leave Perceptions and Experiences
Title
“16 Weeks is a Lot of Time to be Away”: A Contemporary Examination of Maternity Leave Perceptions and Experiences
Author
Chandler , Allison
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Communication, Sociology, Management
Description
In recent decades, women’s presence in the workplace has increased from only a quarter of total American workers, to nearly half of all American workers (U.S. Department of Labor, 2020). With an increasing number of women in the labor force, organ...