Walden University ScholarWorks Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Collection 2017 Examining the Relationship Between Communication Apprehension and Individual Innovativeness in Managers Michelle Campagnola Walden University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations Part of the Business Administration, Management, and Operations Commons, Communication Commons, Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Commons, and the Quantitative, Qualitative, Comparative, and Historical Methodologies Commons This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Collection at ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Walden University College of Management and Technology This is to certify that the doctoral dissertation by Michelle Campagnola has been found to be complete and satisfactory in all respects, and that any and all revisions required by the review committee have been made. Review Committee Dr. John Kitoko, Committee Chairperson, Management Faculty Dr. David Gould, Committee Member, Management Faculty Dr. Robert Haussmann, University Reviewer, Management Faculty Chief Academic Officer Eric Riedel, Ph.D. Walden University 2017 Abstract Examining the Relationship Between Communication Apprehension and Individual Innovativeness in Managers by Michelle Campagnola MBA, Florida Atlantic University, 2009 BA, Florida Atlantic University, 2007 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Management Walden University November 2017 Abstract Communicative challenges that hinder managerial engagement in social networks can impede innovation adoption and thereby damage the financial performance and competitiveness of a firm.