Catherine Ng's journal article for Women in Management Review
             entitled, "Do women and men communicate differently at work' An empirical
             study in Hong Kong," discusses and analyzes the gendered communication
             phenomenon in the workplace setting. Using the survey research method, Ng
             explores the dynamics of communication in the workplace, particularly
             between male and female members of a business organization. Questionnaires
             are designed to illustrate and reflect specific aspects of gendered
             communication, which are enumerated as follows: (1) communication styles at
             work with the same sex (same-sex communication); (2) communication styles
             with the sex of the other party (mixed-sex communication); (3) the nature
             or topic of discussion (personal or business-related); and communication
             style of the communicator vis -vis his/her co-worker, subordinate, or an
             outsider to the organization (power relations).
             Using these four aspects as the primary determinants of gendered
             communication styles in the workplace, Ng used a sample of Hong Kong
             business employees (males and females) to ascertain assumptions formulated
             for the research. In correspondence with the determinants of the study,
             the researcher also formulated four hypotheses, with each hypothesis
             centering on a particular aspect of communication between males and
             females. The following are the formulated hypotheses by Ng for the
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             • Hypothesis I: Women are more encouraging than men when communicating.
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             • Hypothesis II: A person's preferred communication style varies with
             the status of the interlocutor.
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             • Hypothesis III: Men/Women are more encouraging when communicating
             with men/women than with women/men.
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             • Hypothesis IV: When the topic of conversation at work is personal,
             communication style is more encouragin...