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- 1Atley, Aalyssa
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- 1Bradfield, Megan E.
- 1Chaves, C. Ian
- 1Decker, Shelly
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2023-07-25
This case study explores what Media Richness Theory (Daft and Lengel, 1986) may offer as a theory to explain employee “Zoom fatigue” during COVID-19 and also examines potential fatigue-related gender differences that may affect our understanding of the theory. This project sought experiences from...
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Slack as a Virtual Office: Researching the relationships between employee communication and engagement on internal social media platforms
Download2023-08-14
Purpose – The purpose of this research is to investigate how internal social media platforms impact employee engagement at remote work organisations. Design/Methodology/Approach – This research is based on a case study of Shopify employees and their usage of Slack. Data regarding Slack usage and...
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Fifty Shades of Grey: Social Media and How Online Behaviours of Healthcare Providers Affect Real-World Professional Practice
Download2023-08-08
The advent of social media in recent years has created an enormous opportunity for information to be exchanged at a global level. Healthcare providers in particular appear to be turning to social media at increasing rates for both personal and professional use. However, due to its viral nature,...
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2021-07-01
Objective: To investigate how the practice of fitness changes as group fitness instructors transition to a virtual delivery model precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Six group fitness instructors were interviewed in an exploratory, phenomenological study between April 22 and May 19th,...
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2021-08-29
Objective: To explore the role of digital literacy on refugees as they resettle in Edmonton, Canada, and identify supports to help them in overcoming gaps in education, employment and strong community support systems. Methods: This study used a qualitative research method in a case study...
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2021-07-01
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the competencies required for digital leaders and understand how post-secondary institutions are conceiving the concept through their curriculum and instruction. This study also sought to understand where there were points of consensus and...
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Standing In a Crowded Room Shouting At No One: How The Government of Alberta Uses Twitter to Engage Albertans
Download2019-08-01
Purpose – This paper explores Government of Alberta attempts to engage citizens using Twitter in 2018, and how successful any attempts at engagement were. Design/methodology/approach – Mixed-methods content analysis using @YourAlberta as a case study; quantitative analysis of 1,339 tweets guided...
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2019-09-09
This paper explores how technical support workers approach, connect, and engage with mediated communications in their technical support work. Distributed computing to the Cloud and beyond situates local technology at distances away from their home environments and support networks. Remote...
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2019-08-05
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine how Canadian female politicians experience harassment on Twitter, and the management strategies they have developed to deal with harassment. Design - Applying a feminist lens, I used a qualitative/quantitative online survey to ask Canadian female...