William Roth Smith
Biographic Data
| ID | 6303038 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William Roth Smith |
| GIVEN NAMES | William Roth |
| FAMILY NAME | Smith |
| SIGNATURE | SMITH W R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Illinois State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9289-1397 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
AI use for cybervetting
Organizations use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen job candidates. However, inaccurate information provided by AI can negatively affect employment outcomes, especially for underrepresented groups. U.S. lawmakers suggest adding hallucination disclaimers to AI outputs to mitigate biased decision-making. Thus, drawing from truth default theory and correspondent inference theory, our 2 × 2 experiment examined how hallucination disclaimers and a…
Communicative relationality meets Deleuzian techniques and forces
Communication constitutes organizing (CCO) theorizing offers compelling explanations of how organizations are constituted through communication, yet CCO is often criticized for paying scant attention to issues of power. This article draws upon communicative relationality and the recent Deleuzian inspired techniques and forces (T&F) framework to investigate how power materializes in the relations/links/connections communicatively constituting a fl…
Beyond discourse
A Post-Covid-19 Lifestyle Sport Research Agenda
The cancellations and postponements of large-scale organized sport competitions provided the first indicators of the impact that COVID-19 would have on society. During the pandemic, sport media reporting has focused on cancellations. Although not receiving as much media attention, “lifestyle sports,” such as rock climbing, parkour, BMX, kayaking, or skateboarding, were also impacted by COVID-19 in ways that differ from organized team sports. In t…
Organizing participation of a lifestyle sport
Communicative signaling of occupational fitness
This study investigates how individuals working in the innovation field communicatively define the nature of their work and make assessments of others’ innovative ability. Drawing on signaling theory, this work explores what communicative signals are valued within an ambiguous professional context. Interviews with 36 innovation workers revealed that individuals perceive this emerging occupational role as comprised of skills and traits that vary i…
Frontline employees in the health clinic
Using Goffman's dramaturgical perspective of impression management, the present study focuses on the staged performances of frontline employees (FLEs) at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Qualitative analysis reveals how FLEs in health clinics engage in staged communication to perform their jobs and facilitate patient care. Our findings highlight three overarching themes in which FLEs’ communication compounds frontstage and backstage pr…
Communication, Sportsmanship, and Negotiating Ethical Conduct on the Digital Playing Field
This study examines sportsmanship and ethics on the digital playing field of Strava—a mobile fitness application (app) that records bicycle rides and uploads the data to an online network of other users. Specifically, the study utilizes a social shaping and construction of technology theoretical framework to investigate and discuss how users of Strava communicatively negotiate what it means to be an ethical user of the technology. Drawing on inte…
The cultural politics of lifestyle sports
In The Cultural Politics of Lifestyle Sports, Belinda Wheaton examines the changing intersections of politics, culture, identity, space and lifestyle sports. Building upon a wealth of knowledge gle
Moving data
Frontline employees in the health clinic
Using Goffman's dramaturgical perspective of impression management, the present study focuses on the staged performances of frontline employees (FLEs) at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Qualitative analysis reveals how FLEs in health clinics engage in staged communication to perform their jobs and facilitate patient care. Our findings highlight three overarching themes in which FLEs’ communication compounds frontstage and backstage pr…
Communication, Sportsmanship, and Negotiating Ethical Conduct on the Digital Playing Field
This study examines sportsmanship and ethics on the digital playing field of Strava—a mobile fitness application (app) that records bicycle rides and uploads the data to an online network of other users. Specifically, the study utilizes a social shaping and construction of technology theoretical framework to investigate and discuss how users of Strava communicatively negotiate what it means to be an ethical user of the technology. Drawing on inte…
Moving data
Communication, Sportsmanship, and Negotiating Ethical Conduct on the Digital Playing Field
This study examines sportsmanship and ethics on the digital playing field of Strava—a mobile fitness application (app) that records bicycle rides and uploads the data to an online network of other users. Specifically, the study utilizes a social shaping and construction of technology theoretical framework to investigate and discuss how users of Strava communicatively negotiate what it means to be an ethical user of the technology. Drawing on inte…
The cultural politics of lifestyle sports
In The Cultural Politics of Lifestyle Sports, Belinda Wheaton examines the changing intersections of politics, culture, identity, space and lifestyle sports. Building upon a wealth of knowledge gle
Communicative signaling of occupational fitness
This study investigates how individuals working in the innovation field communicatively define the nature of their work and make assessments of others’ innovative ability. Drawing on signaling theory, this work explores what communicative signals are valued within an ambiguous professional context. Interviews with 36 innovation workers revealed that individuals perceive this emerging occupational role as comprised of skills and traits that vary i…
Frontline employees in the health clinic
Using Goffman's dramaturgical perspective of impression management, the present study focuses on the staged performances of frontline employees (FLEs) at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Qualitative analysis reveals how FLEs in health clinics engage in staged communication to perform their jobs and facilitate patient care. Our findings highlight three overarching themes in which FLEs’ communication compounds frontstage and backstage pr…
Organizing participation of a lifestyle sport
A Post-Covid-19 Lifestyle Sport Research Agenda
The cancellations and postponements of large-scale organized sport competitions provided the first indicators of the impact that COVID-19 would have on society. During the pandemic, sport media reporting has focused on cancellations. Although not receiving as much media attention, “lifestyle sports,” such as rock climbing, parkour, BMX, kayaking, or skateboarding, were also impacted by COVID-19 in ways that differ from organized team sports. In t…
Beyond discourse
AI use for cybervetting
Organizations use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen job candidates. However, inaccurate information provided by AI can negatively affect employment outcomes, especially for underrepresented groups. U.S. lawmakers suggest adding hallucination disclaimers to AI outputs to mitigate biased decision-making. Thus, drawing from truth default theory and correspondent inference theory, our 2 × 2 experiment examined how hallucination disclaimers and a…
Communicative relationality meets Deleuzian techniques and forces
Communication constitutes organizing (CCO) theorizing offers compelling explanations of how organizations are constituted through communication, yet CCO is often criticized for paying scant attention to issues of power. This article draws upon communicative relationality and the recent Deleuzian inspired techniques and forces (T&F) framework to investigate how power materializes in the relations/links/connections communicatively constituting a fl…
Sociology (7 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (3 works) · Digital Games and Media (2 works)