Dr. Hector P. Garcia: A study in cross cultural communication leadership

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dc.contributor.advisorBabbili, Anantha
dc.contributor.advisorMaresh-Fuehrer, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorGomez, Rosana
dc.creator.orcid0000-0002-5306-1750en_US
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5306-1750
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-10T16:41:34Z
dc.date.available2020-12-10T16:41:34Z
dc.date.issued2020-05
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to investigate the communication leadership styles of Dr. Hector P. Garcia, a Mexican American leader in the United States. Dr. Garcia is best known for founding the American G.I. Forum social movement with a mission to protect and defend veterans’ and Hispanic Americans’ civil rights by providing access to education, health, and employment. Trait, skills, and emotional intelligence leadership styles are applied using a critical rhetorical approach. Dr. Garcia’s leadership style is a reference to analyze, understand, and apply the different concepts, theories, and approaches concerning effective leadership. The results of this study demonstrate that Dr. Hector P. Garcia was a transformational and servant leader who used charismatic and authentic communication to build a relationship with followers. These findings illustrate how Dr. Garcia used different tools of persuasion such as ethos, logos, pathos, and civic spaces to deliver and engage in communication with his followers. Dr. Garcia’s rhetoric resonated with followers by creating a shared cultural identity due to similitudes such as cultural background, and experiences with racism and discrimination. Dr. Garcia’s leadership may be used as a model for today’s Mexican American leaders that are trying to generate change in society.en_US
dc.description.collegeCollege of Liberal Artsen_US
dc.description.departmentCommunication & Mediaen_US
dc.format.extent135en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1969.6/89224
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsThis material is made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with its source. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the author and/or publisher.en_US
dc.rights.holderGomez, Rosana
dc.subjectEmotional Intelligenceen_US
dc.subjectServant Leadershipen_US
dc.subjectSkill Approachen_US
dc.subjectSocial Movementen_US
dc.subjectTrait Approachen_US
dc.subjectTransformational Leadershipen_US
dc.subjectMexican Americanen_US
dc.subjectneo-Aristotelian criticismen_US
dc.subjectcross-cultural leadershipen_US
dc.titleDr. Hector P. Garcia: A study in cross cultural communication leadershipen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dc.type.genreThesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunicationen_US
thesis.degree.grantorTexas A & M University--Corpus Christien_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US

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