Yuan, Y. Connie
Assistant Professor
I teach and conduct research in the area of organizational communication. Specially, I am interested in studying knowledge management through the development of social capital, and the adoption and usage of information and communication technology. My ultimate goal is to integrate findings from organizational behavior and information systems, and to develop and test new social science theories that advance our understanding of knowledge management.
research
research and scholarship focus
My research focuses on social networks, communication technology, knowledge management and computer-supported distributed work in organizations. In particular I am interested in studying how the development of network relations and the usage of communication technology influence the transfer and retention of organizational knowledge via the development of transactive memory systems.
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research areas
- communication | collaborative research area (CALS)
- community development | collaborative research area (CALS)
submitted impact statement
- The development of social capital and transactive memories systems in computer-supported collaborative work | 2007 Impact statement
- The role of social capital and communication technologies in knowledge transfer within Cornell Cooperative Extension programs | 2007 Impact statement
- The role of social capital and communication technologies in knowledge transfer within Cornell Cooperative Extension programs | 2006 Impact statement
- NASA Advanced Interactive Discovery Environment (AIDE) | 2006 Impact statement
- The development of social capital and transactive memories systems in computer-supported collaborative work | 2006 Impact statement
- NASA Advanced Interactive Discovery Environment (AIDE) | 2005 Impact statement
affiliations
faculty appointment in
- Communication (COMM) | Cornell department
member of graduate field
- Communication | graduate field
- Information Science | graduate field
other Cornell affiliations
- Human-Computer Interaction Group (HCI) | research program
teaching
teaching focus
I teach courses in organizational communication, social networks and research methods at both undergraduate and graduate level (structural equation modeling).
teaches
- COMM 4970 - Individual Study in Communication (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- COMM 4980 - Communication Teaching Experience (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- COMM 4990 - Independent Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- COMM 7970 - Graduate Independent Study (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- COMM 7980 - Communication Teaching Laboratory (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- COMM 7990 - Graduate Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- COMM 8900 - Master's-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- COMM 9900 - Doctoral-Level Dissertation Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- COMM 4100 - Organizational Communication: Theory and Practice (TR 10:10:AM-11:25:AM) | spring 2009 class
- COMM 4970 - Individual Study in Communication (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- COMM 4980 - Communication Teaching Experience (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- COMM 4990 - Independent Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- COMM 7970 - Graduate Independent Study (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- COMM 7980 - Communication Teaching Laboratory (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- COMM 7990 - Graduate Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- COMM 8900 - Master's-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- COMM 9900 - Doctoral-Level Dissertation Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- COMM 6950 - Structural Equation Modeling in Social Science Research (R 01:25:PM-04:25:PM) | fall 2008 class
service
outreach focus
I am interested in studying how extension programs can best leverage their intellectual and technological resources to effectively share Cornell`s expertise with local communities.
publications
selected publications (listing in progress)
Yuan, Y. C., Fulk, J., & Monge, P. R. (2007). Access to information in connective and communal transactive memory systems. Communication Research, 34(2), 131-155.
Yuan, Y. C., & Gay, G. (2006). Homophily of network ties, and bonding and bridging social capital in distributed teams. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 11(4), available from August 2006 at http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol11/issue4/yuan.html.
Yuan, Y. C., Gay, G., & Hembrooke, H. (2006). Focused activities and the development of social capital in a distributed learning "Community." The Information Society, 22(1), 25-39.
Yuan, Y., Fulk, J., Shumate, M., Monge, R. P., Bryant, J. A., & Matsaganis, M. (2005). Individual participation in organizational information commons: The impact of team level social influence and technology-specific proficiency. Human Communication Research, 31(2), 212-240.
Yuan, Y. & McKelvey, B. (2004). Situated learning theory: Adding rate and complexity effects via Kauffman's NK model. Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences, 8(1), 65-101.
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Keywords: communication technologies, group collaboration, knowledge management, organizational communication, research methods, social network analysis