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Challenges in implementing ICT in career services : perspectives from career development experts

2018

This article reports the findings from a phenomenographic investigation into career development experts’ conceptions of challenges involved in the implementation of information and communication technologies (ICT) in career services. The results show that these challenges varied from (1) inadequate access to ICT, (2) inadequate access to information, and (3) inadequate skills and competencies, to (4) inadequate integration. These findings provide a deeper understanding of critical aspects that may have an important role in the further development and successful implementation of existing and emerging technologies within the guidance service sector. peerReviewed

Technology-Mediated Communication in the Workplace

2019

Technology-mediated communication has become an integral part of work and the workplace. Since the early days of digital communication technology, views of both the affordances and uses of communication technology have become more varied and complex. Understanding the reality of communication technology at work means taking into account its ubiquitous and ever-changing nature as well as the interpersonal relationships and social networks in which it is used. This chapter explores the ways in which communication technology relates to building mutual understanding and trust as well as managing networks and coworker relationships. Knowledge of these key issues is used to present ideas about ho…

Meanings of communication technology in virtual team meetings : framing technology-related interaction

2018

Communication technology is an essential part of virtual teams in working life. This article presents a qualitative study on the meanings of communication technology in virtual team meetings. The study was conducted by examining frames of technology-related virtual team interaction. Observational data was gathered from six expert team meetings. Technology-related communication episodes (N = 88) were identified from team interaction and then analyzed by means of frame analysis. Four frame categories were found: the practical frame, work frame, user frame, and relational frame. Team members talked about technological properties and functions as well as giving and receiving technological guida…

Korea kasvoista kasvoihin : suomalaisten ekspatriaattien kokemuksia eteläkorealaisen työelämän arvoista ja vuorovaikutuksesta

2008

Minorities' communication apprehension and conflict : an investigation of Kurds in Iran and Malays in Singapore

2017

This research project investigates the relationship between communication apprehension and conflict in the intergroup context of minority and majority relationships. Previous studies of communication apprehension have extensively examined its characteristics in the intercultural context of mostly the USA and Eastern Asians cultures. However, the minority-majority intergroup relationship represents distinctive yet understudied characteristics related to socioeconomic status of the groups, which potentially influence their intergroup conflicts. Furthermore, previous communication research called for more in- depth investigation of the various regions. In the light of such considerations, the …

Sosiaalisen median hyödyntäminen kansainvälisessä opiskelijarekrytoinnissa

2012

Pro gradu -tutkielmassa sosiaalista mediaa sekä korkeakoulutusta tarkasteltiin kokonaisuutena ja etsittiin vastausta tutkimuskysymykseen: Miten sosiaalisen median palveluita ja luontaisia ominaisuuksia voidaan hyödyntää korkeakoulun kansainvälisessä opiskelijarekrytoinnissa? Tutkimuksen motiivina on ollut teknologia- ja korkeakoulumaailmassa tapahtuneet uudistukset ja muutokset, kuten Web 2.0:n kehittyminen ja korkeakoulutuksen kansainvälistyminen. Tutkimusmenetelmänä käytettiin Internet-kyselyä, jolla kerättiin aineistoa ulkomaisilta korkeakoulukelpoisilta ja maisteriopinnoista kiinnostuneilta henkilöiltä. Kyselyn aineistoa käsiteltiin kuvailevin tilastotieteen menetelmin. Tutkielmassa ava…

Profetia kirjoittamisen lajina : tapaustutkimus Veikko Latvalasta profetiakirjoittajana

2012

Tutkielma käsittelee ihmiskunnan historian vanhinta kirjoittamisen lajia ja kirjallista ”ammattia”, profetiakirjoittamista. Ilmiötä on tutkittu kolmen vuoden ajan lukemalla suuri määrää erilaista ja eri tieteenalojen lähdekirjallisuutta sekä haastattelemalla tunnettua suomalaista profetiakirjoittajaa, Veikko Latvalaa (s. 1940). Hänen kertomaansa ja kirjoittamaansa on verrattu Raamatun profeettojen teksteihin sekä Jeesuksen jälkeen eläneiden kirjaprofeettojen selvityksiin ja teksteihin, joita Latvalan lisäksi tutkimuksessa ovat Hildegard Bingeniläinen (1098– 1179), Ramon Llull (n. 1232–1315), Ristin Johannes (1542–1591) ja Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772). Profeettoja on ollut aina ja on oleva…

Communicating interculturality in the world of work

2015

Lectio praecursoria puheviestinnän väitöskirjaksi tarkoitetun tutkimuksen Communicating interculturality in the workplace tarkastustilaisuudessa Jyväskylän yliopistossa 24.10.2015. Vastaväittäjänä toimi professori Fred Dervin (Helsingin yliopisto) ja kustoksena professori Maarit Valo.

Algorithms and Organizing

2022

Abstract Algorithms are a ubiquitous part of organizations as they enable, guide, and restrict organizing at the level of everyday interactions. This essay focuses on algorithms and organizing by reviewing the literature on algorithms in organizations, examining the viewpoint of relationality and relational agency on algorithms and organizing, exploring the properties of algorithms, and concluding what these mean from an organizational communication viewpoint. Algorithms need data to be collected. The data are always biased, and algorithms exclude everything that is not in their code. They define what is seen as important. Their operating principles are opaque, and they are political due to…

Individual and Collaborative Semiotic Work in Document Design

2017

This article examines the concepts of agency, transformation and transduction in the context of document design. These concepts have been previously used to describe communicative actions and sign-making among individuals: whereas agency focuses on the individual’s capabilities as a sign-maker, transformation and transduction describe how individuals transform meanings within one mode of communication or from one mode to another. Organizational communication, however, is rarely an individual effort, particularly in corporate settings: producing multimodal documents that communicate on behalf of entire organizations, such as annual reports, constitutes a collaborative effort involving a vari…