Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Language
eng
Publication Date
2017
Publisher
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Source Publication
Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Abstract
Attending meetings is a common activity where people accomplish tasks and extend their relationships. But what happens when a meeting is over? Is that the end of the meeting conversation? This study empirically demonstrates that meetings are not discrete events; rather they are a form of persistent conversation processes, involving combinations of ICTs and face-to-face communication. Conversations between meetings contribute to a meeting process-perspective and link to the development of bonding and bridging social capital. The findings suggest that the frequency of face-to-face conversations and text messaging between meetings, positively impact bonding social capital. Peoples’ attitudes toward continuing conversations between meetings positively impacts bridging social capital. The frequency of using many contemporary ICTs—e.g., Facebook, Twitter, and GroupMe—between meetings was not a significant predictor in developing social capital, even in a sample of young adults.
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Recommended Citation
Stephens, Keri; Cruz, Ignacio; Waters, Eric D.; and Zhu, Yaguang, "Meetings as Persistent Conversations that use ICTs and Face-to-Face to Build Social Capital" (2017). College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications. 506.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/comm_fac/506
Comments
Published version. Published as part of Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2017: 2175-2184. DOI.