“She’s the communication expert”: digital labor and the implications of datafied relational communication

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Signe Sophus Lai
Keyword(s):  
Relational Communication ◽  
Digital Labor

Exploring Relational Communication Patterns in Prereferral Intervention Teams

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan S. Bennett ◽  
William P. Erchul ◽  
Hannah L. Young ◽  
Chelsea M. Bartel
Keyword(s):  
Communication Patterns ◽  
Relational Communication ◽  
Prereferral Intervention ◽  
Intervention Teams

Understanding Globalized Digital Labor in the Information Age

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 308-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime F. Cárdenas-García ◽  
Bruno Soria De Mesa ◽  
Diego Romero Castro
Keyword(s):  
Minimum Wage ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Labor Process ◽  
Manual Labor ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Digital Workplace ◽  
Digital Labor ◽  
Industrial Age ◽  
Social Polarization ◽  
Good For

Abstract The development of globalized digital labor brings to mind a labor process that seems to have changed dramatically from that of the industrial age. The toil of low-wage manual labor inside extensive buildings with smokestacks prevalent in the industrial age seems to have evolved into well-paid, enjoyable, meaningful labor in elegant buildings in tune with spacious vegetation-filled campuses. At the same time, social polarization is increasing with the threat of minimum-wage service labor and labor-replacing robots seeming to be the order of the day. The bottom line that drives this process seems to be the same as always, i.e. what benefits the capitalist owner is what is good for the digital workplace. This article seeks to identify and demystify the fundamental elements of digital labor in the globalized information age.

“I can’t just post anything I want”: Self-management of South Korean sports stars on social media

2021 ◽  
pp. 101269022110141
Author(s):  
Eunhye Yoo
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The Public ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Digital Labor ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study explores the influence and sociocultural meaning of self-management of South Korean sports stars in the context of their social media activity. The study utilizes netnography to analyze social media posts to determine the meaning of sports stars’ self-management. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with study participants. Ten South Korean sports stars, who are active users of Instagram, were selected as the study participants. Photographs, videos, and stories from their accounts—around 1800 posts in total—were analyzed. The results indicated that the sports stars attempted to share their daily lives on social media to build a close relationship with the public. Moreover, they used their accounts to publicize their commercialized selves and to promote their sponsors. They uploaded only strictly composed and curated posts on their accounts as a form of self-censorship. Finally, it was determined that digital labor was used for self-management on social media, where there is no distinction between public and private territory. A sports star has become a self-living commercial today, and self-management is now a prerequisite for survival. Thus, self-management on social media has become a requirement for sports stars.

A Longitudinal Test of Relational Turbulence Theory

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
James B. Stein
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Feedback Loop ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Turbulence Theory ◽  
Relational Communication ◽  
Partial Support ◽  
Relational Uncertainty ◽  
Relational Turbulence ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Uncertainty Relationship

Abstract Relational turbulence theory (RTT) proposes causal relationships across cognitive, emotional and communicative variables. Although many tenets of this theory have been tested individually, there has not yet been a comprehensive, predictive examination of RTT. Using structural equation modelling, this study longitudinally tested several propositions and axioms of RTT. Results are largely in line with many of RTT's predictions. Time 1 relational uncertainty predicted time 2 biased cognitions. Time 1 facilitation from a partner predicted time 2 negative emotions. Negative emotions cross-sectionally related to both the enactment and valence of relational communication episodes. Relational turbulence theory's proposed feedback loop received partial support, such that time 1 communication valence (but not engagement) predicted time 2 partner uncertainty, relationship uncertainty and partner facilitation. Results are discussed in terms of theory expansion and refinement.

Exploring Relational Communication Patterns in Prereferral Intervention Teams

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan S. Bennett ◽  
William P. Erchul ◽  
Hannah L. Young ◽  
Chelsea M. Bartel
Keyword(s):  
Communication Patterns ◽  
Relational Communication ◽  
Prereferral Intervention ◽  
Intervention Teams
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