Sanna Ala-Kortesmaa
Biographic Data
| ID | 6710555 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sanna Ala-Kortesmaa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sanna |
| FAMILY NAME | Ala-Kortesmaa |
| SIGNATURE | ALA-KORTESMAA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tampere University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4896-4816 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Theory of Ethically Resonant Listening
Listening research has primarily conceptualized listening as an interpersonal competence, generating important insights into relational communication while leaving underexamined the conditions under which listening becomes consequential. This article introduces the Theory of Ethically Resonant Listening (TERL), which conceptualizes listening as an ethically consequential practice situated within social and structural conditions. TERL presents lis…
Lurking minds
This study investigates how silent listening, the act of consuming digital content without visible interaction, shapes individual understanding in algorithmically mediated environments. Drawing on a qualitative dataset of 21 semi-structured interviews, this study explores how users describe their listening practices, how these shape cognition and emotion, and how they understand the ethical implications of their listening habits. Data were analyz…
Authentic listening as relational praxis
This essay advances the concept of authentic listening as a multidimensional and multilevel process of relational, political, and ethical labor. Rather than conceptualizing authenticity as an individual trait or expressive ideal, as is often the case in communication research, we reframe it as a co-constructed achievement that emerges through listening, and is therefore shaped by power, positionality, and the conditions of reception. Drawing on f…
Narrative Start-up Identity Construction as Strategic Communication
In this qualitative case study, positioning itself within the social constructionist approach, we aimed to investigate and interpret identity narration and organizational identity in strategic external and internal communication at the health technology startup company Naava Group Oy. By analyzing three different datasets (Twitter, blog posts, and interviews), we examined how organizational identity was emerged and which way it was strategic in s…
Relational tensions and professionally optimal listening in the legal communication context
Relational Tensions and Optimal Listening in the Communication Relationships of American and Finnish Legal Professionals
Drawing on relational dialectics, this study examines definitions of optimal listening, the tensions affecting it, cultural differences in both of these and strategies for managing tensions. The participant sample (N = 101) consists of 76 American attorneys and 25 Finnish judges. The results suggest that differences in national communication cultures and the requirements of professional communication affect the definitions of optimal listening. T…
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Relational Tensions and Optimal Listening in the Communication Relationships of American and Finnish Legal Professionals
Drawing on relational dialectics, this study examines definitions of optimal listening, the tensions affecting it, cultural differences in both of these and strategies for managing tensions. The participant sample (N = 101) consists of 76 American attorneys and 25 Finnish judges. The results suggest that differences in national communication cultures and the requirements of professional communication affect the definitions of optimal listening. T…
Relational tensions and professionally optimal listening in the legal communication context
Narrative Start-up Identity Construction as Strategic Communication
In this qualitative case study, positioning itself within the social constructionist approach, we aimed to investigate and interpret identity narration and organizational identity in strategic external and internal communication at the health technology startup company Naava Group Oy. By analyzing three different datasets (Twitter, blog posts, and interviews), we examined how organizational identity was emerged and which way it was strategic in s…
The Theory of Ethically Resonant Listening
Listening research has primarily conceptualized listening as an interpersonal competence, generating important insights into relational communication while leaving underexamined the conditions under which listening becomes consequential. This article introduces the Theory of Ethically Resonant Listening (TERL), which conceptualizes listening as an ethically consequential practice situated within social and structural conditions. TERL presents lis…
Lurking minds
This study investigates how silent listening, the act of consuming digital content without visible interaction, shapes individual understanding in algorithmically mediated environments. Drawing on a qualitative dataset of 21 semi-structured interviews, this study explores how users describe their listening practices, how these shape cognition and emotion, and how they understand the ethical implications of their listening habits. Data were analyz…
Authentic listening as relational praxis
This essay advances the concept of authentic listening as a multidimensional and multilevel process of relational, political, and ethical labor. Rather than conceptualizing authenticity as an individual trait or expressive ideal, as is often the case in communication research, we reframe it as a co-constructed achievement that emerges through listening, and is therefore shaped by power, positionality, and the conditions of reception. Drawing on f…
Active listening (5 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (4 works) · Communication in Education and Healthcare (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Communication (2 works) · Identity (music (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Reflexivity (2 works)