Group Norms in Virtual Work: New Directions

Despite the increasing implementation of virtual work arrangements (e.g., global virtual teams, online communities, technology-mediated collaboration) in modern organizations, virtuality (i.e., reliance on technology rather than face-to-face communication) can pose many potential challenges to effective group functioning and outcomes. Although, researchers have recognized the importance of having clear and shared group norms for behavior in order to facilitate more effective virtual work, this research area remains relatively underdeveloped. In this symposium, we convene an international group of researchers whose work extends this critical, but still nascent, research domain. The papers include both theoretical as well as lab and field empirical studies that examine how different types of group norms or norm- related constructs work in conjunction with virtuality to impact important dynamics and outcomes in different types of virtual work environments. Collectively, the studies offer significant research extensions and new directions for understanding the role of group norms in facilitating effective virtual work

Rebalancing Liberalism: Discourse Theory as a Remedy to the Effects of Accelerated Modernity

Balancing the rights of the individual to lead a self-determined life while accommodating traditional identity groups is a central goal of liberal society. The modernity argument suggests that processes within modernity are capable of liberalizing societies. The emergence of modern information technology has drastically increased the speed of the liberalizing influence of modernity to the point that this goal is threatened. However, using tools found within discourse theory, traditional identity groups may be able to mitigate these incoming influences to such a degree as to rebalance these liberal goals

Psychoeducational and therapeutic group counseling for Central American female immigrants

There is a significant and increasing amount of Latinos immigrating to the United States. They face many challenges in successfully adapting to life in this country. These challenges are several and include cultural differences, premigration and migration trauma, economic hardship, lack of facility with the language, and attitudes of United States citizens toward immigrants. The needs of Latino immigrants are unique, and the costs of not addressing these needs are likely to be significant. As the United States becomes increasingly more racially and culturally diverse, it is encumbent upon those in the helping professions to prepare to serve a radically different client base. An eight session psychoeducational and therapeutic group for Central American female immigrants is described

The Taste of Home: Alcohol, Identity, and Health in Hawaii's Japanese Diaspora.

M.A. Thesis. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 2018