William E Jurma
Biographic Data
| ID | 5596913 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William E Jurma |
| GIVEN NAMES | William E |
| FAMILY NAME | Jurma |
| SIGNATURE | JURMA W E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Texas Christian University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Patients' Task-Orientation and Perceived Benefit of Amplification in Hearing-Impaired Elderly Persons
This study investigated the reported handicap of 50 elderly hearing-impaired patients who were classified as high or low in task-orientation. Measures of perceived handicap were taken when subjects were fitted with hearing aids and three months later. Analysis indicated that subjects classified as both high and low on task-orientation reported significant increases in their hearing impairment at 3 mo., but subjects classified as high on task-orie…
Perceived Gender Roles of Managers and Effective Conflict Management
This study examined the perceived conflict-management behavior and effectiveness of 45 managers who had been rated by 230 subordinates as representing masculine, feminine, or androgynous gender-role types. Analysis indicated that managers perceived by their subordinates as being androgynous were rated as better handlers of conflict situations than their masculine or feminine peers
Moderate movement leadership and the Vietnam moratorium committee
This essay considers rhetorical challenges faced by leaders of moderate protest movements through a case study of the Vietnam Moratorium Committee and its interactions with followers, the media, third parties, and the target establishment, the Nixon Administration
Evaluations of Credibility of the Source of a Message
This srudy investigated subjects' perceptions of the credibility of message sources who either agreed or disagreed with them on general opinion items and particular written messages. Sixty undergraduate students enrolled in interpersonal communication classes first completed a 10-item questionnaire on campus issues using seven-point scales. The students were also asked to write short signed essays expressing their feelings about the use of bell-c…
Distributional and Sequential Communication Structure
The decision-making interaction of a health maintenance organization's staff and a telephone company's sales consultants was analyzed. Audiotapes of two 1-hr. meetings required for a consensus decision regarding upgrading of the organization's communications system were transcribed. Discussants' speaking turns were classified by raters into one of the following content categories, Information Giving, Requests for Information, Opinion Giving, Requ…
Effects of leader structuring style and task‐orientation characteristics of group members
This study investigated the effects of leader structuring style (attention to group interaction procedures) on group member satisfaction and communication performance when the task‐orientation of group members varied. Results indicated little difference in the behavior of high task‐oriented subjects regardless of whether they interacted with structuring or nonstructuring leaders. Subjects low in task‐orientation, however, were significantly more …
Moderate movement leadership and the Vietnam moratorium committee
This essay considers rhetorical challenges faced by leaders of moderate protest movements through a case study of the Vietnam Moratorium Committee and its interactions with followers, the media, third parties, and the target establishment, the Nixon Administration
Effects of leader structuring style and task‐orientation characteristics of group members
This study investigated the effects of leader structuring style (attention to group interaction procedures) on group member satisfaction and communication performance when the task‐orientation of group members varied. Results indicated little difference in the behavior of high task‐oriented subjects regardless of whether they interacted with structuring or nonstructuring leaders. Subjects low in task‐orientation, however, were significantly more …
Evaluations of Credibility of the Source of a Message
This srudy investigated subjects' perceptions of the credibility of message sources who either agreed or disagreed with them on general opinion items and particular written messages. Sixty undergraduate students enrolled in interpersonal communication classes first completed a 10-item questionnaire on campus issues using seven-point scales. The students were also asked to write short signed essays expressing their feelings about the use of bell-c…
Distributional and Sequential Communication Structure
The decision-making interaction of a health maintenance organization's staff and a telephone company's sales consultants was analyzed. Audiotapes of two 1-hr. meetings required for a consensus decision regarding upgrading of the organization's communications system were transcribed. Discussants' speaking turns were classified by raters into one of the following content categories, Information Giving, Requests for Information, Opinion Giving, Requ…
Moderate movement leadership and the Vietnam moratorium committee
This essay considers rhetorical challenges faced by leaders of moderate protest movements through a case study of the Vietnam Moratorium Committee and its interactions with followers, the media, third parties, and the target establishment, the Nixon Administration
Perceived Gender Roles of Managers and Effective Conflict Management
This study examined the perceived conflict-management behavior and effectiveness of 45 managers who had been rated by 230 subordinates as representing masculine, feminine, or androgynous gender-role types. Analysis indicated that managers perceived by their subordinates as being androgynous were rated as better handlers of conflict situations than their masculine or feminine peers
Patients' Task-Orientation and Perceived Benefit of Amplification in Hearing-Impaired Elderly Persons
This study investigated the reported handicap of 50 elderly hearing-impaired patients who were classified as high or low in task-orientation. Measures of perceived handicap were taken when subjects were fitted with hearing aids and three months later. Analysis indicated that subjects classified as both high and low on task-orientation reported significant increases in their hearing impairment at 3 mo., but subjects classified as high on task-orie…
Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Communication in Education and Healthcare (3 works) · Applied Psychology (2 works) · Applied Psychology (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Orientation (vector space (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)