scholarly journals Decision-Making Role Preferences Among Patients with HIV: Associations with Patient and Provider Characteristics and Communication Behaviors

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 517-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rashmi Kumar ◽  
P. Todd Korthuis ◽  
Somnath Saha ◽  
Geetanjali Chander ◽  
Victoria Sharp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Communication Behaviors ◽  
Provider Characteristics

Promoting Critical Thinking in Virtual Teams

2014 ◽  
pp. 201-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Heizmann
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Behaviors ◽  
Dialogic Learning ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Effective Decision ◽  
Effective Decision Making

Effective decision-making in a virtual environment is becoming increasingly important as more and more organizations introduce virtual teams into their global businesses. Critical thinking is a reflective practice that has been suggested to enhance the quality of group decision-making in organizations (Natale & Ricci, 2006). However, little is known about the value of critical thinking in a virtual team environment and the ways in which it can be promoted. This chapter provides a conceptual model of informed decision-making based on critical thinking. It further outlines how critical thinking can be promoted in virtual teams through an active shift towards a dialogic learning culture, constituted by collaborative communication behaviors, authentic leadership, and the use of social Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).

scholarly journals Communication Behaviors of Principals at High Performing Title I Elementary Schools in Virginia: School Leaders, Communication, and Transformative Efforts

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Dawn E Tyler
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Title I ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Title I Schools ◽  
Communication Behaviors ◽  
School Division ◽  
High Performing ◽  
Title I Elementary Schools ◽  
Level Training

<p align="center">Abstract</p><p>Principals of modern Title I elementary schools, where at least half of the student population lives in poverty, must possess a broader set of leadership skills than has been historically necessary.  The ability to motivate teachers utilizing effective communication is one such skill set.  This qualitative research proposes a division-level training program designed to improve communication skills of principals and aspiring principals based on the self-reported communication strategies of principals at high-performing Title I elementary schools.  High performing Title I schools represented just 8% of all Title I schools in Virginia during 2014.  This qualitative data was derived from semi-structured interviews with 8 of these principals, surveys of principals, and publicly available data about these schools.  Analysis of the self-reported information resulted in 11 specific communication strategies practiced by most or all of the principals in the participating high performing Title I elementary schools.  Further uncovered were 5 themes of communication in leadership which include: a student-centered approach to decision-making; transparency of decision-making; shared decision-making with principal and teachers; the role of faculty trust; and principal preparation.  Specific principal communication behaviors with teachers were implemented in motivating teachers toward earning high-performing status.  These included frequent face-to-face and personal communications, minimal use of whole-school meetings, and weekly principal participation in grade level meetings.  Additionally, principal certification programs were found to have had little impact on the participants in the area of communication.  Finally, the critical importance of mentoring, together with school-division level training in the area of communication development, was revealed.  This research concluded that communication skills are necessary for building trust between school principals and teachers, with trusting relationships vital for leading teachers toward effective instruction.  More structured leadership training is essential in the area of communication skills in preparing school leaders and is most effective at the school division level.</p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p>

Effects of Workload on Communication Processes in Decision Making Teams: An Empirical Study with Implications for Training

1993 ◽  
Vol 37 (18) ◽  
pp. 1233-1237
Author(s):  
Julie M. Urban ◽  
Clint A. Bowers ◽  
Susan D. Monday ◽  
Ben B. Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Team Performance ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Communication Behaviors ◽  
Team Structure ◽  
Training Interventions ◽  
Communication Processes ◽  
Effective Performance ◽  
High Workload ◽  
Laboratory Analogue

Recent empirical studies of decision making in teams demonstrate that team structure and workload significantly influence team performance. In many operational environments, however, it is impossible to change these factors, even as a mechanism for enhancing team performance. Therefore, it is necessary to create training interventions that will optimize performance within existing team structures and workload levels. Several studies suggest that team processes are the most likely target for this type of intervention. The current investigation sought to develop a laboratory analogue of a common team structure (i.e., the “product team”) and to assess the effects of high and low workload on team performance processes within this structure. The results suggest that different communication behaviors facilitate effective performance under low and high workload.

scholarly journals Cancer risk perception and physician communication behaviors on cervical cancer and colorectal cancer screening

eLife ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane M Harper ◽  
Madiha Tariq ◽  
Asraa Alhawli ◽  
Nadia Syed ◽  
Minal Patel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Communication Behavior ◽  
Communication Behaviors ◽  
Crc Screening ◽  
Cancer Screenings

Background:Women 50–65 years of age have the lowest cervical and colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates among ages recommended for screening. The primary aim of this work is to determine how cancer risk perceptions and provider communication behaviors, in addition to known demographic factors, influence the uptake of both cervical and CRC screening or a single screen among women in southeast Michigan.Methods:Fourteen health services and communication behavior questions were adapted from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) and administered to a multiethnic sample of adults in southeast Michigan. The outcome variable was self-reported up-to-date cervical cancer and/or CRC screening as defined by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Demographic and cancer risk/communication behavior responses of the four screening populations (both tests, one test, no tests) were analyzed with multinomial regression for all comparisons.Results:Of the 394 respondents, 54% were up to date for both cervical and CRC screening, 21% were up to date with only cervical cancer screening and 12% were up to date for only CRC screening. Of the 14 risk perception and communication behavior questions, only ‘Did your primary care physician (PCP) involve you in the decisions about your health care as much as you wanted?’ was significantly associated with women having both screens compared to only cervical cancer screening (aOR 1.67; 95% CI: 1.08, 2.57). The multivariate model showed age, and Middle East and North African (MENA) ethnicity and Black race, in addition to PCP-patient dyad decision-making to be associated with the cancer screenings women completed.Conclusions:Optimizing PCP-patient decision-making in health care may increase opportunities for both cervical cancer and CRC screening either in the office or by self-sampling. Understanding the effects of age and the different interventional strategies needed for MENA women compared to Black women will inform future intervention trials aimed to increase both cancer screenings.Funding:This work was supported by NIH through the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research UL1TR002240 and by NCI through The University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center P30CA046592-29-S4 grants.

scholarly journals Periviability Decision-Making: Assessing Provider Characteristics and Cognitive Traits

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 201-209
Author(s):  
Ariel Sklar ◽  
Amy Yang ◽  
Noelle G. Martinez ◽  
Lynn M. Yee
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Provider Characteristics ◽  
Cognitive Traits

Do Patients' Communication Behaviors Provide Insight into Their Preferences for Participation in Decision Making?

2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 385-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela L. Hudak ◽  
Richard M. Frankel ◽  
Clarence Braddock ◽  
Rosane Nisenbaum ◽  
Paola Luca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Communication Behaviors ◽  
Participation In Decision Making ◽  
Insight Into

Discarding optimality: Throwing out the baby with the bathwater?

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Simen ◽  
Fuat Balcı
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Perceptual Decision Making ◽  
Reward Rate ◽  
Perceptual Decision ◽  
Standard Observer ◽  
Rate Maximization ◽  
Reward Rate Maximization ◽  
Descriptive Standard ◽  
Observer Model

AbstractRahnev & Denison (R&D) argue against normative theories and in favor of a more descriptive “standard observer model” of perceptual decision making. We agree with the authors in many respects, but we argue that optimality (specifically, reward-rate maximization) has proved demonstrably useful as a hypothesis, contrary to the authors’ claims.

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