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Title: Early research and reporting coming out of the literature about the future of higher education
Contributor(s): Sandra L. Braun (author)
Date issued: 2020; 2020
Description: This is a discussion of the review of current literature surrounding the future of higher education in light of COVID-19, globally. A scan of about 550 scholarly and trade articles yielded some pre-dominant themes by scholars, leaders and industry experts. Major themes centred around the acceleration and relative permanence of online learning, what is the purpose of the university, a re-examination of the role of brick and mortar, a re-envisioning of the traditional university campus spaces and emerging skills for the post-pandemic world.
Appears in collection(s): Business and Communication Studies

Title: Book smarts vs street smarts : do business schools value business experience?
Contributor(s): Finch David J. (author); Deephouse David (author); O’Reilly Norm (author); Foster William (author); Falkenberg Loren (author); Hillenbrand Carola (author); Massie Tyler (author); Strong Mackenzie (author)
Date issued: 2015
Description: Business Schools in Canada — Today business schools educate one in five university students who have the primary goal to develop the business skills and knowledge to support career success. To be able to deliver on this requires business schools' faculty to have the expertise to blend theory and practice.
Appears in collection(s): Business and Communication Studies

Title: Socialization and the Construction of a Professional Identity among Public Relations Students in the United Arab Emirates
Contributor(s): Braun Sandra L. (author); Moussa Mohamed Ben (author); Dafri Wided (author); Stranjančević Ana (author)
Date issued: 2019
Description: In the United Arab Emirates, economic and cultural forces are affecting the development of public relations. A high imbalance of expatriates to locals (Emiratis) in the population has left the field of public relations lacking in local representation. Without adequate representation across the major sectors of the society, Emirati can lose influence and control over their own homeland where they are a significant minority. A contributing factor to success in any field is the development of professional socialization and construction of a professional identity in the post-secondary environment. This is an exploratory study examining Emirati public relations students and their professional...
Appears in collection(s): Business and Communication Studies

Title: Scholarship with a Difference: Your Guide to Knowledge Mobilization
Contributor(s): Advancing Scholarly Reputation Working Group (author); Finch David J. (author); Pavelka Joe (author); Cross Marlena (author); Massie Tyler (author); Hayman Richard (author); McLean Alanda (author); MacMillan Margy (author); Vanderwerff Madelaine (author); Design4Change (author)
Date issued: 2015
Description: This tool kit is intended to help scholars plan, conduct, and evaluate efforts to mobilize knowledge to different audiences. We hope that this framework will promote a systematic approach to knowledge mobilization and exchange among scholars, students, practitioners and the communities we support. At Mount Royal, we are committed to scholarship with a difference…
Appears in collection(s): Business and Communication Studies

Title: The Medium Is the Message: WeChat, YouTube, and Facebook Usage and Acculturation Outcomes
Contributor(s): Ran Ju (author); Leah Hamilton (author); Matther McLaron (author)
Date issued: 2021; 2021
Description: Social media usage has been recognized as an integral part of immigrants’ acculturation experiences, yet research on social media is just emerging, and more detailed understanding is needed. Drawing on the interactive theory of communication and crosscultural adaptation (ITCCA), the current project used a mixed-method approach to understand how Chinese immigrants’ social media use influences their acculturation experiences. Through focus groups and a survey, we examined which social media platforms Chinese immigrants use and for what purposes during their acculturation process, and what influence social media use has on their acculturation process in Canada. Our findings expand the scope...
Appears in collection(s): Business and Communication Studies

Title: Exploration of interpersonal relationship development : finding the key to student engagement in blended delivery courses
Contributor(s): Peacock Melanie (author)
Date issued: 2015
Description: Blended delivery of information involves a combination of face-to-face and online activities to create a unique learning environment with its own opportunities and challenges. While the interest and demand for this type of curriculum is increasing, the complexities of this learning context and keeping students engaged within it are not fully understood. This research highlights how instructors and adult learners interact with one another and develop interpersonal relationships in post-secondary through blended delivery learning environments and how this may be used to enhance student engagement.
Appears in collection(s): Business and Communication Studies

Title: Professional Identity Construction and Socialization among Public Relations Students in United Arab Emirates
Contributor(s): Braun, Sandra L. (author); Ben Moussa, Mohamed (author); Dafri, Wided (author); Stranjančević, Ana (author)
Date issued: 2018; 2018
Appears in collection(s): Business and Communication Studies

Title: Ancestral and Diasporic Tourism
Contributor(s): Braun, Sandra L. (author)
Date issued: 2018; 2018
Appears in collection(s): Business and Communication Studies

Title: Status of social media public relations research: An analysis of recent developments and trends
Contributor(s): Ran Ju (author); Sandra Braun (author); Dat Huynhn (author); Sarah McCaffrey (author)
Date issued: 2021; 2021
Description: This study examined the development of social media public relations research by analyzing 189 articles published between 2008 and 2018 from two leading academic public relations journals. It focused on research topics, research subjects, theoretical frameworks, methodological approaches, and research perspectives. Key findings suggest a boom in production, a trend toward more theoretical rigor, a set of newly favored theories, a more balanced methodological approach, and a multi-perspective orientation on research in social media public relations research. The findings depict the status of social media public relations research to date and provide a macro-level understanding of social...
Appears in collection(s): Business and Communication Studies

Title: Survival Analysis of Canadian Oil and Gas Firms
Contributor(s): Coulibaly David B. (author)
Date issued: 2017
Description: In the context of oil price fluctuations inducing boom and bust cycles, this empirical study is a survival analysis of the Canadian oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) industry. The population includes 540 public Canadian E&P firms that have their headquarters and production activity in Canada, and the data covers the periods of Q1-2002 to Q1-2016 representing over 15,850 firm-quarter observations. The method is an extended Cox model with repeating events, allowing for the use of time-varying predictor variables and the analysis is executed in R, a free statistical software. The study introduces a new definition of financial distress as two consecutive quarters of negative...
Appears in collection(s): Business and Communication Studies

Title: Power, Voice, and Positionality: An Undergraduate Student-Faculty Research Team Podcasts Their Experience with a Students-as-Partners Framework
Contributor(s): Haney, Sally (Creator); Dean, Yasmin (Creatorr); Creig, AmandaChronik, Michaela (Creator); Creig, Amanda (Creator)
Date issued: 2020; 2020
Description: Podcast and transcript together supporting the publication appearing in the Imaging SoTL journal.
Appears in collection(s): Centres & Institutes; Business and Communication Studies; Health, Community and Education