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A study of internal change communication practices : message, media, channel and approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
and approaches - that minimize employee uncertainty, increase employee support and reduce employee resistance to the organizational change. The results of the study add to the public relations literature by understanding how communications contributes...
Organizational attachment of newspaper reporters: how professional sentiments come into play
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
with the organization that leads employees to embrace and behave according to organizational values and interests. Drawing from Borden's (1997) work, this study developed measurements for journalism and business values of the individual as well as journalism...
A leadership approach to using technology to enhance organizational learning and the creation of a knowledge-centered culture in this school district
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This project used two cycles of an action research design (Coghlan & Brannick) to examine how the integration of technology may contribute to organizational learning and a knowledge-centered culture in school organizations. This study should provide...
The role of culture in police behavior literature, 1953-2006
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
or the occupational culture of police. This indicates that the overwhelming majority of scholars who studied the behavior of police during this period found these areas of cultural influence to be most salient. This may also be an indication that the organizational...
The role of middle leaders in fostering organizational learning in a state cooperative extension service
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
This qualitative study explored the nature of organizational learning and the role of regional directors (RDs) and program directors (PDs) as mid-level leaders in fostering organizational learning in one cooperative extension organization. In...
The estimation of a corporate crisis communication based on perceived CEO's leadership, perceived severity of threats, and preceived opposing public's size
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Based on the contingency theory (Cancel, Mitrook, & Cameron, 1999), this study examined whether the perception of leadership as a powerful inner organizational factor influences the outside latent public's assessment of an organization's crisis...
Technology use, cooperation, and organizational learning in patient safety reporting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Technology use, cooperation, and organizational learning are complex constructs that were often oversimplified and resulted in inconsistent findings in past studies. This study employed an innovative approach to building new knowledge about the use...
The role of teamwork in public child welfare caseworkers' intentions to leave
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
in care. Turnover also creates additional public costs to replace and retrain lost workers. Research has focused on the reasons behind the caseworkers' stated intentions to leave (a surrogate for turnover) leading to many suggested remedies. Studies have...
Revisiting fund-raising encroachment of public relations in light of the theory of donor relations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This qualitative study of public relations and fund-raising practitioners in charitable organizations found fund-raising encroachment of public relations occurring at a rate roughly comparable to levels documented in the first studies...
High school principal communication and organizational knwoledge [sic] creation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to determine what impact, if any, does effective communication by high school principals have on the knowledge creation capacity of the school. A mixed research design was utilized. Quantitative data were gathered using...
Source credibility and the persuasiveness of public saftey messages communicated via social media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
study sought to understand whether organizational sources are more credible and persuasive than individual sources during times of crisis. 110 adult residents of a suburban Texas community were asked to view simulated public safety messages presented...
Women in university fund raising : how they understand their roles as leaders in middle management
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this study was to answer the research question of how women understand their roles in middle management, public higher education fund raising. This qualitative...
A study on college job applicant's intention to refuse job offer
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
is to investigate whether organizational reputation, corporate social performance and interviewer behavior, which were mostly studied in recruiting research, have influence on college job applicant's intention to refuse job offer. A survey was conducted...
Educational entrepreneurism in higher education: a comparative case study of two academic centers within one land-grant university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
as they relate to the creation of two, not-for-profit centers. The findings of this study indicate that these centers have utilized entrepreneurial processes within an academic and non-academic setting to serve a public interest. Primary factors supporting...
Social presence and source credibility in blog-mediated crisis communication
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
and research questions, this study used a 2 (tone of voice: human vs. organizational) x 2 (source: public relations executive vs. private citizen) x 2 (type of crisis response: defensive vs. accommodative) mixed experimental design with tone of voice and type...
An organizational analysis of internally marketed branding strategies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study explores whether organizations with renowned external brands market the brand internally in order to reinforce corporate mission, values and objectives. The researcher...
The role of leadership capacity in sustaining the school improvement initiative of schoolwide positive behavior supports
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose for this study was to examine what occurred within schools successfully implementing and sustaining school change through the examination of characteristics of leadership capacity. Leadership capacity was identified as broad...
A systematic framework to improve knowledge management through information technology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
for organizations to define their current knowledge domains and identify issues preventing knowledge flow. The implementation of this framework at the Missouri Small Business Development Center helped management deciding what IT tools are more important based...
The role of product category involvement when stealing thunder during organizational crises
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
critical for organizations and public relations practitioners to be readily prepared with crisis communication strategies. One type of proactive disclosure, and the focus of this study, is "stealing thunder." This tactic is used to minimize the impact...
The impact of technology on organizational change in public libraries : a qualitative study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This dissertation investigated the impact of technology on organization change in public libraries. Over the past 12 to 15 years, public access computers have been introduced into public libraries of all sizes. Once these public access computers...