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TOPIC FOCUS THEORY/ THEORIST
EXPLANATION

Cultural differences High & Low context Edward Hall
cultures
Cultural differences Face negational theory Stell Ting-Tommey

Adaptation process (U- Sven Lysgaard
curve)
Adaptation process (W- Gullahorn & Gullahorn
curve)
Uncertainty reduction Gudykunst & Hammer

Whofian hypothesis Whorf & Sapir

Search for Previous Research

Search for previous research includes (a) understanding types of available research

reports, and (b) understanding where they can be found. Finding, reading, and evaluating

research leads researchers to select and review the most appropriate literature for their

thesis.

Types of Available Research Reports

PRIMARY SOURCES SECONDARY SOURCES

**Journals e.g Journal of Nonverbal Behavior,
Academy of Management Review, Management **Textbooks, books, magazines, television,
Communication Quarterly, Journal of Applied other.
Communication Research, Journal of Business
Communication, Communication Research Reports.
** Scholarly texts (usually edited books,
annuals, etc)
**Conference papers e.g ERIC
(http://www.accesseric.org/)

Location of Research Reports

1. Libraries: Academic (universities, colleges), Special Use (often dedicated to collections in a narrow field),
Public (county, municipal)
2. Internet: Electronic journals (http://ejournals.cic.net/) (http://www.ingenta.com/),
3. Associations/Organizations (http://www.iabc.com/) http://www.natcom.org/
4. Discussion lists/newsgroups (http://tile.net/) (http://www.onelist.com/ ) (http://
www.dejanews.com/)

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