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This two-part study with working adults examines which communication behaviors occur at work and how these communication behaviors are evaluated. Through an analysis of organizational communication publications (articles, organizational case studies, textbooks), the authors identified 343 communication behaviors; sorting analysis reduced this list to 163 verbal communication behaviors used in the workplace. In Study 1, using an online survey, 126 working adults identified which of these communication behaviors had been heard or observed the previous day in the workplace. Forty-four communication behaviors were identified by 50% or more of the participants, indicating their frequent use in the workplace. In Study 2, 331 working adults evaluated their effectiveness on the 44 verbal communication behaviors. Factor analysis reduced that list to 36 verbal workplace communication behaviors composed of four factors: information sharing, relational maintenance, expressing negative emotion, and organizing communic...

Among the primary needs of the central Himalayan region is a sustainable agriculture that will increase farmers' income through agricultural diversification while conserving biodiversity and achieving food self-sufficiency. The danger of losing a rich biodiversity has been realized and has been high on policy and research agendas for some time. However, much remains to be done to protect central Himalayan agro-biodiversity. This article describes the current status of agro-food cultivation in central Himalaya and examines the constraints and opportunities for the further development of the traditional agro-food cultivation involving resource-poor farmers.