Adapting and Advancing Organizational Communication Research Methods

2018 ◽  
pp. 151-167
Author(s):  
Keri K. Stephens
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Organizational Communication ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Pedagogical Issues ◽  
Management Communication ◽  
Broad Perspective ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
History Of ◽  
Rich History

Organizational Communication scholars have a rich history of encouraging multiple approaches to data collection and analysis. In this chapter, I provide examples from our recent history that illustrate how we have developed our broad perspective on research methods. I also disclose the struggles I had when trying to decide how to represent the trends in published methods found in Management Communication Quarterly between 2000 and 2015. My analysis revealed that approximately two thirds of the papers published in MCQ used a qualitative approach to data collection. Mixed methods were rare, while using multiple methods was more common and has been stable over time. The chapter ends by highlighting pedagogical issues surrounding our field's acceptance of methodological diversity. I argue that as teachers, we must not lose the value of educating the next generation to be methodologically deep in some research approaches. However, we must also encourage methodological curiosity; a mindset that will allow our students to continue learning methods well beyond their graduate education.

History of Ideas in Management Communication Quarterly

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 583-611 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Rooney ◽  
Bernard McKenna ◽  
James R. Barker
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Organizational Communication ◽  
Intellectual History ◽  
History Of Ideas ◽  
Management Communication ◽  
Research Tradition ◽  
History Of ◽  
Identity Changes ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Published Research

For a quarter of a century, Management Communication Quarterly ( MCQ) has published research about communication in the context of work. This article charts the intellectual history of MCQ to trace its epistemic, theoretical, and identity changes. The authors consider how the journal’s published research has changed, why it has changed, and what its future direction should be. The article also considers MCQ as a place for a community of scholars and the journal’s identity as a member of that community. In providing this empirical study of MCQ’s history, it is hoped that organizational communication scholars can consider further questions about their research, their journals, and their communities within the research tradition.

scholarly journals Museum ethnography: Researching punishment museums as environments of narrativity

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 205979911772061
Author(s):  
Hannah Thurston
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
The Public ◽  
Crime And Punishment ◽  
The Past ◽  
Practical Guide ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
History Of

Like all museums, punishment museums and sites of penal tourism are inherently political and moral institutions, offering cultural memories of a collective past. As environments of narrativity, these are significant spaces in which the public ‘learn’ about the past and how it continues to inform the present. In line with recent studies about ‘dark’ tourist sites, this article argues that the crime/punishment museum and jail cell tour can – and should – be understood as an ethnographic opportunity for narrative analysis. Rather than focus on just the findings of such an analysis, this article seeks to provide a practical guide to data collection and analysis in the context of criminological museum research. Offering illustrative examples from a study of Texan sites of penal tourism, it demonstrates how the history of punishment – as represented in museums – is an important part of cultural identity more broadly, playing a significant role in how we conceptualise (in)justice, morality and the purpose of punishment. In short, this article discusses how we can evoke the ethnographic tradition within museum spaces in order to interrogate how crime and punishment are expressed through narratives, images, objects and symbols.

scholarly journals Organizational Communication Patterns In Disaster Management

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
Fitriani Fitriani
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Organizational Communication ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
Communication Patterns ◽  
Task Instructions ◽  
The Right ◽  
Or Task

The research objective is to find out the right communication patterns used in disaster management by organizations. This research uses descriptive qualitative research methods with literate data collection techniques. The results of this study indicate that organizations can use star communication patterns and chain communication patterns, Star communication patterns are used to communicate in general, where superiors directly communicate with subordinates and subordinates directly communicate to superiors without intermediaries from others. For the chain pattern in the organization is used to provide information that is announcement from one division to all employees that must be submitted through the division. Communication from superiors to subordinates in the form of work or task instructions. Communication from subordinates to superiors is communication in the form of work reports, information about disasters and advice.

Data Speaks

2020 ◽  
pp. 119-144
Author(s):  
Carolyn N. Stevenson
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
Thick Description ◽  
Visual Expression ◽  
Found Poetry ◽  
Rich History

Qualitative research methods provide the researcher with opportunity to share the lived experiences of participants in an authentic manner. These narratives can be enhanced through visual expression, such as use of photos, which provide another way to exercise self-expression. Found poetry has a rich history in participant-based studies, while self-studies utilize poems as an opportunity to address more philosophical or poststructuralist opportunities. These forms of data collection can provide a rich, thick description of those often overlying on the peripherals of society. By offering participants the opportunity to personally select descriptive photographs and articulate expression in their own voice through poetry, the lived experiences can authentically be displayed.

Multimodal content analysis: expanding analytical approaches to content analysis

2019 ◽  
pp. 147035721986413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Serafini ◽  
Stephanie F Reid
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Inductive Reasoning ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Research Frameworks ◽  
Analytical Approaches

Research methods and analytical approaches that support inquiry in the social sciences need to respond to continual changes in the theoretical frameworks, research methods, and technologies used to support data collection and analysis in contemporary research frameworks. This article describes a variation of qualitative content analysis, termed ‘multimodal content analysis’, that draws upon previous iterations of qualitative content analysis, interpretivist research designs, deductive and inductive reasoning, qualitative data collection and analysis methods, and theories of multimodality for conceptualizing and analyzing a selected corpus of multimodal phenomena. In addition, the analysis of selected commercial wine labels is presented to offer researchers an example of multimodal content analysis to guide future research and open up a dialogue focusing on the potential advantages and challenges to researching multimodal phenomena.

scholarly journals Curiosity: A behavioral biology perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Coltan Scrivner
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Work ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Behavioral Biology ◽  
History Of Research ◽  
Different Types ◽  
History Of ◽  
Evolutionary Aspects ◽  
Rich History ◽  
Evolutionary Perspectives

Since Berlyne’s groundbreaking work in the 1960’s, curiosity has been a popular topic for psychological research. Despite a rich history of research, scientists have not been able to agree upon a single definition or taxonomy of curiosity. These diverging perspectives have led to a breadth of research that has yet to be integrated under one framework. Moreover, most research on curiosity has focused on neural mechanisms and ontogenetic characteristics, while the evolutionary aspects of curiosity have received little attention. I propose that research on curiosity can benefit from an evolutionary perspective, and more broadly from a biological perspective on information-gathering behavior. In this chapter, I synthesize the literature on curiosity from the perspective of behavioral biology – i.e., Tinbergen’s four questions. The behavioral biology framework provides a powerful lens through which questions about behavior can be asked and iterative empirical work and theoretical construction can take place. In particular, I argue that evolutionary perspectives on curiosity can help identify the “joints” of nature at which curiosity may be carved. By identifying the function of different types of

scholarly journals Gastronomical events in the function of promotion of Serbia as tourist destinations

2021 ◽  
pp. 47-55
Author(s):  
Miloš Zrnić ◽  
Milan Vujić ◽  
Jelena Košutić ◽  
Maja Obradović ◽  
Ana Obradović
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Special Form ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Specific Experience ◽  
Natural Beauty ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Rich History

Special attention is paid to gastronomic tourism as a special form of tourism that has become increasingly popular in recent years, which makes countries that are not endowed with natural beauty, favorable climate or rich history, become potentially attractive destinations for visitors. Data collection and analysis focused on food and beverage events in Serbia, shows a tendency to increase the number of the same and indicates the possibility of attracting domestic and foreign guests throughout the year. In addition, the authenticity of the region within Serbia makes their gastronomic offer unique, which contributes to creating a specific experience of increasingly demanding visitors and, consequently, the promotion of Serbia in a competitive tourist market.

scholarly journals Experiencing Audio Recorded Research (EARR): Giving Voice to Qualitative Poster Presentations

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rasheeta Chandler ◽  
Erica Antsey ◽  
Cindy Munro ◽  
Dianne Morrison-Beedy
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Data Dissemination ◽  
Audio Technology ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
History Of ◽  
Poster Presentations

Qualitative research emphasizes and honors the words of participants in an effort to generate meaning and knowledge, yet participants’ voices are rarely heard beyond data collection and analysis. We explore the potential to share participants' voices when disseminating research through audio - enhanced poster presentations. Technological advancements in multimedia could revolutionize poster presentations, especially for qualitative research. We describe the history of audio guides and how they can be applied to the dissemination of qualitative research. We also introduce the Experiencing Audio Recorded Research (EARR) Model to facilitate designing a multisensory approach to qualitative data dissemination through integrating audio technology into presentations.

scholarly journals Impact of Stimulus Polarity on oVEMP Response Using the Belly-Tendon Electrode Montage

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (05) ◽  
pp. 357-362
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Romero ◽  
Blythe H. Kitner ◽  
Matthew J. Wilson ◽  
Kaylee J. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Middle Ear ◽  
Upright Position ◽  
Response Amplitude ◽  
Stimulus Parameter ◽  
Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential ◽  
Myogenic Potential ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
History Of ◽  
Contralateral Eye

AbstractOne stimulus parameter not well established with respect to the ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential (oVEMP) is stimulus polarity. Many research studies traditionally record oVEMPs using alternating polarity primarily.The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of stimulus polarity on the oVEMP response under three different conditions (condensation, rarefaction, and alternating) with updated but established recording procedures—the belly-tendon electrode montage.oVEMPs were assessed with changes in stimulus polarity in the seated upright position.Thirty otologically normal participants (60 ears) with no history of hearing or balance disorders and normal middle ear function.Five hundred–hertz air-conducted tone bursts at 95-dB nHL were used to evoke the oVEMP response while recordings were made from the contralateral eye to acoustical stimulation using the belly-tendon electrode montage. Measurements were made using three polarities: alternating, condensation, and rarefaction. Natus Bio-logic AEP hardware and software was used for all data collection and analysis.Condensation stimulus phase provided the largest response amplitude compared with alternating and/or rarefaction. Rarefaction provided the earliest latency among stimulus polarities.Condensation is a more effective stimulus polarity regarding response amplitude when recording the oVEMP. This study further supports the use of the belly-tendon electrode montage for recording the oVEMP response.

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