Cubicus

prof.dr. M.D.T. de Jong (Menno)

Full Professor
BMS-HIB-CS
Cubicus C201
m.d.t.dejong@utwente.nl
+31534896121
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Menno D.T. de Jong is a full professor of technical and organizational communication at the department of Communication Science. His research focuses on the role communication plays in societal and organizational challenges. In such challenges, communication is always part of the problem and part of the solution, never limited to media and explicit messages, and always inextricably interwoven with the subject-matter at hand. His research involves a wide variety of practically relevant topics, for which communication is studied in close relation to organizational characteristics, technological developments, and the affordances of design. He always tries to combine practical relevance with academic rigor.

Examples of current topics are:

  • Sustainability and corporate social responsibility
  • The energy transition
  • Online privacy and security
  • Globalization and cultural differences
  • Competencies of communication professionals
  • Corporate visual identity and corporate sensory identity
  • Usability, user experience, appropriation, and implementation of technology

Menno currently serves on the editorial boards of eight academic journals. From 2009 to 2015, he was editor-in-chief of Technical Communication, the flagship journal of the Society for Technical Communication (STC). He received many awards for his academic work, including two lifetime awards for research excellence (from the STC and the IEEE Professional Communication Society) and two Landmark Paper awards from the IEEE Professional Communication Society.

So far, he has supervised 18 successful PhD projects. Three of his former PhD students were granted a veni scholarship from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

Expertise

  • Psychology

    • Research
    • Communication

  • Computer Science

    • User

  • Social Sciences

    • Chinese
    • Organizations
    • Consumers
    • Western
    • Guides

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Publications

2024

Science communication under pressure: Perspectives of Dutch researchers and journalists on COVID-19 communication challenges (2024)Frontiers in Communication, 9 (Accepted/In press). de Jong, A., Dijkstra, A. M., MacLeod, M. A. J. & de Jong, M. D. T.https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2024.1449243Cultural differences in microblogging: How Western IT Companies adapt Twitter (X) activities to the Chinese Weibo context (2024)Journal of international consumer marketing (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Zhang, S., de Jong, M. D. T. & Gosselt, J. F.https://doi.org/10.1080/08961530.2024.2346891Are Dutch homeowners willing to invest in sustainable heating systems?: Comparing intentions and determinants in four scenarios (2024)Energy research & social science, 111. Article 103484. de Jong, M. D. T., Pieterse, R. & Jansma, S. R.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103484Technical Communication in China: Studies on the User Experience of Technical Documentation (2024)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Gao, Z.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036559843

2023

“Honeymoon” acculturation orientation preferences of new international students: Influence of intercultural attitudes and intentions in an international learning environment (2023)Research in Comparative and International Education, 18(3), 441-464. Aladegbaiye, A. T., de Jong, M. D. T. & Beldad, A. D.https://doi.org/10.1177/17454999221150316Thrombotic and hemorrhagic complications of COVID-19 in adults hospitalized in high-income countries compared with those in adults hospitalized in low- and middle-income countries in an international registry (2023)Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis, 7(5). Article 102142. Griffee, M. J., Bozza, P. T., Reyes, L. F., Eddington, D. P., Rosenberger, D., Merson, L., Citarella, B. W., Fanning, J. P., Alexander, P. M. A., Fraser, J., Dalton, H., Cho, S. M., Abdukahil, S. A., Abdulkadir, N. N., Abe, R., Abel, L., Abrous, A., Absil, L., Acker, A., … Vonkeman, H.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rpth.2023.102142Empathy Competencies and Behaviors in Professional Communication Interactions: Self Versus Client Assessments (2023)Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 86(2), 167-186. Fuller, M., de Jong, M., Kamans, E., Wolfensberger, M. & van Vuuren, M.https://doi.org/10.1177/23294906221137569Characteristics and outcomes of an international cohort of 600 000 hospitalized patients with COVID-19 (2023)International journal of epidemiology, 52(2), 355-376. Kartsonaki, C., Baillie, J. K., Barrio, N. G., Baruch, J., Beane, A., Blumberg, L., Bozza, F., Broadley, T., Burrell, A., Carson, G., Citarella, B. W., Dagens, A., Dankwa, E. A., Donnelly, C. A., Dunning, J., Elotmani, L., Escher, M., Farshait, N., Goffard, J. C., … Vonkeman, H.https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyad012Beyond Simplifications: Making Sense of Paradoxical Chinese Values in Chinese-Western Business Negotiations (2023)International Journal of Business Communication, 60(1), 130-149. Spijkman, M. & de Jong, M. D. T.https://doi.org/10.1177/2329488420907138

2022

Microblogging for Engagement: Effects of Prior Company Involvement, Communication Strategy, and Emojis on Western and Chinese Users (2022)Journal of international consumer marketing, 34(5), 616-630. Zhang, S., de Jong, M. D. T. & Gosselt, J. F.https://doi.org/10.1080/08961530.2022.2040073

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Cubicus (building no. 41), room C201
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7522 NJ Enschede
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