Interview with Paul Leonardi –Part 2

By Chris,on April 26th,2011%
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This post is the second part of an interview we recently conducted with Paul Leonardi regarding the the value OCIS can provide to communications students and scholars.

Why should communication students get involved in OCIS?

I think that involvement in OCIS helps to broaden the perspective that people studying communication have. Organizational communication is . . . →Read More:Interview with Paul Leonardi –Part 2

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Do you know about ICIS Socials?

By Jeremiah,on November 30th,2010%

We are putting together a list of socials,parties,meet-n-greets,and other events that are taking place in St. Louis,and we need your help! . . . →Read More:Do you know about ICIS Socials?

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Dissertation Committee

By Nick Roberts,on February 12th,2008%
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So my latest dissertation-related task is putting together a dissertation committee. I’m doing a survey-based field study with a post-positivist research model (“traditional”North American stuff). My specific questions are,What do you look for in a dissertation committee member (assuming you can pick your members,or at least have a say in the process)? . . . →Read More:Dissertation Committee

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Social Networking

By Israr,on July 3rd,2007%
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I earlier posted the following question in the wrong section of this site. I am working on a project (which also form part of my thesis). Your insightful responses will be valuable.

“Why organizations are gung-ho about implementing Social Networking Software? What are the benefits they envision by implementing such technologies? Does Social Networking software . . . →Read More:Social Networking

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Relevance:Practitioners

By Steven L. Johnson,on December 4th,2006%
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Richard Schmalensee,Dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management,asks “Where’s The ‘B’In B-Schools?”in this Business Week article (nod to Professor Leon Kappelman for posting this article to ISWORLD mailing list). Here’s the crux of his argument (emphasis mine):

Ironically,the recent criticism–that the MBA curriculum emphasizes analysis (what to do) at the . . . →Read More:Relevance:Practitioners

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Relevance:Undergraduate Student Interest

By Steven L. Johnson,on November 30th,2006%
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If your department is like many most it offers an introductory no-prerequisites course. It’s the course to recruit (or select out) department minors &majors. It may even be a “core”course required for all students in your “school.”Can you picture students who take that course?

Next,think of a research paper you’re working . . . →Read More:Relevance:Undergraduate Student Interest

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