Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT) has served as a cross-disciplinary framework
for understanding the adjustments individuals make to create, maintain, or decrease social …

Several years ago, one of our partners had a temporary condition that left her unable to
speak louder than a whisper. Much to her surprise, when she spoke, others would respond …

Research shows that perceptions of procedural justice influence people's trust, confidence,
and obligation to obey law and legal authorities as well as their willingness to cooperate …

Foreign language teaching highlights the cultivation of the learners' communicative
competence, because the main purpose of learning a foreign language is to use the target …

Laypersons differentiate between two confrontations styles, varying in communication style,
perceived motive, and typical context: call‐outs (typically public, non‐accommodating …

The police in Taiwan played a critical role in the largely peaceful transition from an
authoritarian regime to a democracy. While the temptation to intervene in domestic politics …

With deep roots in the social psychology of language, Howard Giles' communication
accommodation theory (CAT) is, perhaps, the foremost theory guiding theoretical and …

Community policing relies on communication and dialogue to break down barriers between
police and communities. Community policing is implicitly premised on the notion that for …

Most end-of-life research assumes that effective communication is critical to the delivery of
high-quality end-of-life health care, but less is known about what constitutes effective end-of …

Purpose The authors explore several aspects of communications theory to identify their
relevance to managing a project-based productivity improvement intervention. The literature …