{"title":"An Editor’s Farewell","authors":"Melinda Knight","doi":"10.1177/23294906221099575","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23294906221099575","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46217,"journal":{"name":"Business and Professional Communication Quarterly","volume":"85 1","pages":"139 - 140"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44381419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yogini Joglekar, D. Purdy, Sabra E. Brock, A. Tandon, Amy Dong
{"title":"Developing Digital Communication Competency in the Business Classroom","authors":"Yogini Joglekar, D. Purdy, Sabra E. Brock, A. Tandon, Amy Dong","doi":"10.1177/23294906221089887","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23294906221089887","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic has cast digital communication competency into sharp relief. Rapid virtualization of how we work and learn has highlighted this challenge for business education. In response, the business communication syllabus must evolve to include digital communication competencies. Most of our students are comfortable with computer and Internet usage. However, our research uncovers a gap between their perceived and actual digital communication competency, as well as indications of stress in their online relationships. This article offers suggestions on creating a business communication syllabus in tune with learner and business needs given that digital communication is rapidly becoming the norm.","PeriodicalId":46217,"journal":{"name":"Business and Professional Communication Quarterly","volume":"85 1","pages":"141 - 168"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44390044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessing Critical Listening Skills in Accounting Community College Students: An Exploratory Inquiry of How Exercising Listening Skills Positively Impacts Students’ Test Performance","authors":"Franca Ferrari-Bridgers, Sebastian B. Murolo","doi":"10.1177/23294906221090504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23294906221090504","url":null,"abstract":"Although several studies have demonstrated the importance of listening skills in the classroom and in the workplace, business administration college programs seldom include teaching listening as part of their curriculum because of content saturation and credit hours constraints. In this pilot study, we describe how integrating simple listening activities in the classroom, without making major modifications to the curriculum, improves students’ comprehension and test performance. The study demonstrates how exercising critical listening skills while taking a test has a positive effect on students’ retention of information and test scores.","PeriodicalId":46217,"journal":{"name":"Business and Professional Communication Quarterly","volume":"85 1","pages":"468 - 485"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46669572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Measuring Business and Professional Communication Skills","authors":"Tina A. Coffelt, S. Cosgrove, Bremen Vance","doi":"10.1177/23294906221082235","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23294906221082235","url":null,"abstract":"Understanding the expectations of employers contributes to the relevancy of business and professional communication (BPC) courses. Studies that bridge the gap between course content and workplace expectations support this process. This article presents findings from a scale development procedure to analyze BPC skills using a multimodal perspective. Employers (N = 260) were asked what skills they perceive to be communication and how proficient they expect a recent college graduate to be to better understand the expectations that graduates face when entering the job market. The findings have implications for course design, curriculum selection, and program organization.","PeriodicalId":46217,"journal":{"name":"Business and Professional Communication Quarterly","volume":"85 1","pages":"169 - 191"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41828133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Selections from the ABC 2021 Annual Conference, Placing Another Log on ABC’s My Favorite Assignment’s Cool Fire","authors":"D. J. Whalen","doi":"10.1177/23294906221078226","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23294906221078226","url":null,"abstract":"This article offers readers 13 teaching innovations debuted at the 86th annual meeting of the Association for Business Communication held online. Assignment topics presented here include personal and professional development as well as oral communication and presentation skills. Additional assignment support materials—instructions to students, stimulus materials, slides, grading rubrics, frequently asked questions, internet links, and sample student projects—are downloadable from the Association for Business Communication and DePaul University Center for Sales Leadership websites.","PeriodicalId":46217,"journal":{"name":"Business and Professional Communication Quarterly","volume":"85 1","pages":"222 - 242"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46353175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Selections from the 2021 ABC Annual Conference, Answering Aretha’s Question: “Who’s Zooming Who?”","authors":"D. J. Whalen","doi":"10.1177/23294906221078243","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23294906221078243","url":null,"abstract":"This article offers readers 12 teaching innovations introduced at the Association for Business Communication’s 86th annual meeting held online in October 2021. This My Favorite Assignment 22nd edition introduces readers to classroom-ready ideas in analysis, critical thinking, and business writing. Assignment support materials—instructions to students, stimulus materials, slides, grading rubrics, frequently asked questions, internet links, and sample student projects—are downloadable from the Association for Business Communication and DePaul University Center for Sales Leadership websites.","PeriodicalId":46217,"journal":{"name":"Business and Professional Communication Quarterly","volume":"85 1","pages":"115 - 135"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47546141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Critical Approaches to Sustainability in the Business Communication Classroom: A Developmental Perspective","authors":"Brian S. Hentz, Brent Lucia, Mary K. Vint","doi":"10.1177/23294906221074317","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23294906221074317","url":null,"abstract":"Business communication faculty who invite students to critically engage with issues of sustainability must consider students’ developmental readiness to do so, as these invitations can often seem uninvited. To promote students’ readiness for critical inquiry, faculty should adopt a developmental approach that attends to both cognitive and emotional aspects of learning. This article outlines three ways to frame critical discussions of sustainability: as a new conception of wealth, as a cultural way of knowing, and as an intergenerational social contract. To help faculty develop students’ capacity to engage critically, this article includes guided questions to support critical inquiry and a supplemental reading list.","PeriodicalId":46217,"journal":{"name":"Business and Professional Communication Quarterly","volume":"85 1","pages":"99 - 114"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45101139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How to Advance Your Research Toward Publication: Some Advice from the Editor","authors":"M. Knight","doi":"10.1177/23294906221090490","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23294906221090490","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46217,"journal":{"name":"Business and Professional Communication Quarterly","volume":"85 1","pages":"3 - 6"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44262416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Accessible Communication of Corporate Social Responsibility: Development and Preliminary Evaluation of an Online Module","authors":"Alessandra Rossetti, L. Van Waes","doi":"10.1177/23294906221074324","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23294906221074324","url":null,"abstract":"Communicating clearly about their socially responsible activities is becoming increasingly important for companies, as a growing number of stakeholders with different goals, knowledge, and language skills seek information on corporate social responsibility (CSR). Furthermore, the ability to communicate clearly is particularly appreciated in the workplace. To fill a gap in CSR communication training, this article describes the development and preliminary evaluation of an interdisciplinary and multimodal online module whose goal is to train Dutch-speaking business students in the production of accessible CSR content in English. After presenting our module, we discuss its implications for future training and for corporate communication.","PeriodicalId":46217,"journal":{"name":"Business and Professional Communication Quarterly","volume":"85 1","pages":"52 - 79"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43628973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Getchell, Stephen Carradini, P. Cardon, Carolin Fleischmann, Haibing Ma, Jolanta Aritz, James Stapp
{"title":"Artificial Intelligence in Business Communication: The Changing Landscape of Research and Teaching","authors":"K. Getchell, Stephen Carradini, P. Cardon, Carolin Fleischmann, Haibing Ma, Jolanta Aritz, James Stapp","doi":"10.1177/23294906221074311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23294906221074311","url":null,"abstract":"The rapid, widespread implementation of artificial intelligence technologies in workplaces has implications for business communication. In this article, the authors describe current capabilities, challenges, and concepts related to the adoption and use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in business communication. Understanding the abilities and inabilities of AI technologies is critical to using these technologies ethically. The authors offer a proposed research agenda for researchers in business communication concerning topics of implementation, lexicography and grammar, collaboration, design, trust, bias, managerial concerns, tool assessment, and demographics. The authors conclude with some ideas regarding how to teach about AI in the business communication classroom.","PeriodicalId":46217,"journal":{"name":"Business and Professional Communication Quarterly","volume":"85 1","pages":"7 - 33"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45457044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}