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Paving the way for an information society
(2015-02-13)
The rapid increase of new communicative tools have in a way started to transform our world to an
information based society. New technologies can help to promote a world where ideas, information
and opinions can flow ...
Communication as cause, symptoms and solution for culture shock in Swedish working environment
(2010-10-05)
Culture shock is often associated with contacts with exotic cultures and primarily with the
differences in religion, customs and traditions. However, it is also a communication-based
phenomenon (Kim in Gudykunst, 2005, ...
The role of Distributed Version Control Systems in team communication and learning
(2014-07-01)
The present thesis is a descriptive study on the usage patterns and perceived action possibilities of
distributed version-control systems. The project offers an overview of the technology with a focus on
its role in ...
Communication between Syrian refugees and Swedish governmental agencies
(2016-09-14)
The Syrian war that began in 2011 has led to a refugee crisis which has caused an influx of
Syrian refugees seeking asylum in many European countries, including Sweden. Swedish
authorities have accepted thousands of ...
Intercultural Communication, a key to integration
(2013-09-13)
Gothenburg University is a culturally diverse place and students come to study in this
university from almost all parts of the world with very different cultural backgrounds.
Difficult relationships and dialogues and ...
Factors influencing international students’ study destination decision abroad
(2013-02-08)
Higher education (HE) has become an increasingly competitive sector. The number of countries that are actively involved in international student recruitment has grown considerably. Given the growing international competition ...
Communication challenges in transboundary crisis situations
(2012-11-22)
In recent years, the world has seen a series of catastrophes such as the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, the September 11 attacks in 2001, the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, the earthquake disaster in Haiti in 2010, and most ...
The role of communication in cancer consultations; An exploratory study of doctor-patient-family caregiver communication in Uganda and Ethiopia.
(2015-11-19)
Doctor-patient communication is essential for quality of health care. Little has been done about
doctor-patient communication in Africa in general, and in Uganda and Ethiopia in particular.
In this study, we focus on two ...
Communication of cultural heritage towards youths in Gothenburg Three culture institutions´ websites and Instagram
(2018-07-04)
To establish an understanding of how cultural heritage is communicated on the Internet through websites and Instagram, three institutions are selected to be observed through a virtual ethnographic analysis in combination ...
Communication barriers in a Swedish academic workplace: An exploratory study
(2016-09-14)
“The greatest problem with communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished”,
says the author George Bernard Shaw (Shaw, 2011). This simple phrase indicates how
frequent unsuccessful communication processes ...