Betsy Wackernagel Bach
Biographic Data
| ID | 767292 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Betsy Wackernagel Bach |
| GIVEN NAMES | Betsy Wackernagel |
| FAMILY NAME | Bach |
| SIGNATURE | BACH B W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Montana |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8787-1639 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 71 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Rethinking graduate student socialization and identification: How the communication discipline can help
Almost 20 years ago, Nyquist (2002) wrote, "the university's most important product is not expertise, research, knowledge, information, or service.It is the student" (p.14).Nyquist's multidisciplinary effort to re-envision graduate education illustrated its import and variability in the United States.Since then, the landscape of higher education has changed dramatically (Carey, 2020).Economic and social forces (both internal and external to highe…
Constructing family: A typology of voluntary kin
This study explored how participants discursively rendered voluntary kin relationships sensical and legitimate. Interpretive analyses of 110 interviews revealed four main types of voluntary kin: (i) substitute family, (ii) supplemental family, (iii) convenience family, and (iv) extended family. These types were rendered sensical and legitimated by drawing on the discourse of the traditional family. Except for the extended family, three of four vo…
The effect of multiplex relationships upon innovation adoption: A reconsideration of Rogers' model
This study investigates the relationship between shared communication links and the process of organizational innovation. It was hypothesized that the nature and content of an individual's communication links with others could predict individual innovation adoption. Seven different communication link types containing single (uniplex) and multiple (biplex, multiplex) message contents (e.g., uniplex innovation, uniplex social, uniplex work, biplex …
Constructing family: A typology of voluntary kin
This study explored how participants discursively rendered voluntary kin relationships sensical and legitimate. Interpretive analyses of 110 interviews revealed four main types of voluntary kin: (i) substitute family, (ii) supplemental family, (iii) convenience family, and (iv) extended family. These types were rendered sensical and legitimated by drawing on the discourse of the traditional family. Except for the extended family, three of four vo…
The effect of multiplex relationships upon innovation adoption: A reconsideration of Rogers' model
This study investigates the relationship between shared communication links and the process of organizational innovation. It was hypothesized that the nature and content of an individual's communication links with others could predict individual innovation adoption. Seven different communication link types containing single (uniplex) and multiple (biplex, multiplex) message contents (e.g., uniplex innovation, uniplex social, uniplex work, biplex …
The effect of multiplex relationships upon innovation adoption: A reconsideration of Rogers' model
This study investigates the relationship between shared communication links and the process of organizational innovation. It was hypothesized that the nature and content of an individual's communication links with others could predict individual innovation adoption. Seven different communication link types containing single (uniplex) and multiple (biplex, multiplex) message contents (e.g., uniplex innovation, uniplex social, uniplex work, biplex …
Constructing family: A typology of voluntary kin
This study explored how participants discursively rendered voluntary kin relationships sensical and legitimate. Interpretive analyses of 110 interviews revealed four main types of voluntary kin: (i) substitute family, (ii) supplemental family, (iii) convenience family, and (iv) extended family. These types were rendered sensical and legitimated by drawing on the discourse of the traditional family. Except for the extended family, three of four vo…
Rethinking graduate student socialization and identification: How the communication discipline can help
Almost 20 years ago, Nyquist (2002) wrote, "the university's most important product is not expertise, research, knowledge, information, or service.It is the student" (p.14).Nyquist's multidisciplinary effort to re-envision graduate education illustrated its import and variability in the United States.Since then, the landscape of higher education has changed dramatically (Carey, 2020).Economic and social forces (both internal and external to highe…
Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 works) · Association (psychology (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Communication in Education and Healthcare (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Discipline (1 works)