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Showing papers by "Peter W. Cardon published in 2014"


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TL;DR: In this paper, a study of 169 business communication instructors examines the following issues: (a) ideal and actual class sizes in business communication courses, (b) delivery modes of business com...
Abstract: This nationwide study of 169 business communication instructors examines the following issues: (a) ideal and actual class sizes in business communication courses, (b) delivery modes of business com...

30 citations


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TL;DR: For example, this paper found that men nearly twice as much more likely to consider various mobile phone behaviors as acceptable in informal meetings than women, with significant differences by age, group, gender, region, and income level.
Abstract: We report our survey research about what American business professionals consider appropriate or civil mobile phone behavior during formal and informal meetings. The findings come from two of our recent research studies: an open-ended survey of 204 employees at a beverage distributor on the East Coast and a nationwide, random-sample survey of 350 business professionals in the United States. There were significant differences by age, group, gender, region, and income level. The differences between women and men were quite striking, with men nearly twice as likely to consider various mobile phone behaviors as acceptable in informal meetings.

21 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focused on Japanese tourists' US-related travel constraints and revealed that Japanese tourists with different socio-demographic characteristics faced diverse US-bound travel constraints, including personal preferences, psychological concerns, cost concerns, and accessibility issues.
Abstract: Most studies on travel/leisure constraints to date were conducted in Western countries under a Western-centric research paradigm. It is not clear whether people from non-Western countries, such as Japan, face different outbound travel constraints. It is also not clear whether constraints research in a non-Western context will generate results that are consistent with what has been documented in the literature. This study focused on Japanese travellers' US-related travel constraints. The data were drawn from an online panel survey on 1200 recent and potential Japanese outbound travellers. Four categories of constraints emerged in this study: personal preferences, psychological concerns, cost concerns, and accessibility issues. In addition, this study revealed that Japanese tourists with different socio-demographic characteristics faced diverse US-bound travel constraints.

12 citations



01 Jan 2014
TL;DR: In this article, the authors created an introductory MIS course that helped business majors better understand the role of IS in business, and created a course that engaged business majors in the IS process and attracted non-MIS business students to MIS as a major or minor.
Abstract: In the past several decades, MIS programs have suffered several periods of lower enrollments. In the most recent downturn of enrollments (following the dotcom bust of the early 2000s), many programs have attempted to reimagine their curricula and marketing to appeal to more students. One way we have attempted to revitalize our program during the past five years is with a project-based introductory MIS course that all business students take. Our primary goals for changing the course were the following: (a) create an introductory MIS course that helped business majors better understand the role of IS in business; (b) create an introductory MIS course that engaged business majors in the IS process; and (c) create an introductory MIS course that attracted non-MIS business students to MIS as a major or minor. To help us understand the students’ experiences in this course, we created a survey that addressed the following areas: (a) knowledge of IS topics; (b) enjoyment of IS topics; (c) perceived difficulty of IS topics; (d) perceived importance of IS topics to their careers; and (d) interest in MIS minors and majors. Our study spanned six semesters over four years. Altogether, we surveyed 399 non-MIS business majors during this period. Overall, we came to a number of major conclusions. First, business students are getting an excellent picture of the IS story. Second, web design is the most attractive topic. Finally, the project-based approach to foundational IS topics in an introductory course provides modest benefits in interest in MIS majors and minors.

5 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the impacts of the team listening environment and the frequency of team communication on team coordination in business environments and found that team listening environments are the single most important contributor to team coordination.
Abstract: We examined the impacts of the team listening environment and the frequency of team communication on team coordination in business environments. While there is a long history of examining listening on an individual and interpersonal level in communication research, the construct of a Team Listening Environment (TLE) was only recently developed. We surveyed 233 full-time working professionals, including executives, mid-level managers, and entry-level managers. Using multiple regression analysis, we found that a team listening environment is the single most important contributor to team coordination. We also found that the frequency of unscheduled meetings increased team coordination but that the frequency of scheduled meetings did not increase team coordination. Other factors such as length of employment with current employer, frequency of other forms of communication, age, and gender did not impact team coordination.

4 citations