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Ph.D. (1991)
My dissertation, "Communication Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment: A Study in Three Guatemalan Organizations," is now available into KU ScholarWorks at http://hdl.handle.net/1808/7798
M.A.
(1988)
My thesis, "A Comparative Study of Communication Satisfaction in Two Guatemalan Companies," is now available into KU ScholarWorks at http://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/dspace/handle/1808/7107
Diplome: Audiovisual Communication. Center AudioVisuel
Recherche et Communication. Lyon, France. (1977)
SPAIN (1974-1976):
Licenciado (1976) Universidad Pontificia de
Salamanca, Spain. Major: Theology.
Thesis: "De Carl Rogers a
la Pedagogía de la Fe."
Diplomado (1976) Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Spain. Major: Psychology. Minor: Clinical and Educational Psychology
GUTEMALA (1972-1974):
Psychology. Universidad San
Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala (1972-1974).
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
Professor. Department of Communication Studies.
Associate Professor.
Department of Communication Studies.
Assistant Professor.
Department of Communication Studies.
Instructor.
Assistant Director
of the Basic Course. Program. Communication Studies
Department.
Graduate Teaching
Assistant. Communication Studies Department.
Founder, First
Chairperson, and Professor of the Department of
Communication Sciences. Universidad Rafael Landívar.
Executive Secretary
of the
Newspaper Director
"Vida Universitaria." The
Coordinator of the
Communications Committee. Universidad Rafael Landívar.
Founder, First Director. and Professor of Instituto Centroamericano de
Ciencias Religiosas (ICCRE). Guatemala, Guatemala. 1977-1981.
Professor at the Instituto Teológico Salesiano. Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala. 1976-1980.
NICARAGUA:
Assistant to the
Principal and High School Teacher. Instituto Pedagógico (La Salle). Managua,
Nicaragua. 1969-1972.
High School Teacher. Colegio
La Salle.
COLOMBIA:
Varona Madrid, Federico (2009). La Intervención Apreciativa: . Barranquilla, Colombia: Ediciones Uninorte.
ISBN: 978-958-8252-89-6.
SPAIN:
Varona Madrid, Federico (2007). Multicultural management. La comunicación en la era de la globalización y su impacto en la empresa. La Coruña, España: Editorial Netbiblo. ISBN: 978-84-9745-223-6
Varona Madrid, Federico (2005). El
Círculo de la Comunicación. La Coruña, España: Editorial Netbiblo ISBN: 84-9745-089-2
COLOMBIA:
Varona Madrid, Federico (1979). Pedagogía y Educación de la Fe Bogotá, Colombia: Indo-American Press Service.
Saavedra, D. E., Mitchell,
Articles
VENEZUELA:
Varona Madrid, Federico. (2010). "La intervención apreciativa: Un manera nueva y eficaz para promover
el cambio positivo en las empresas y organizaciones". Revista Comunicación. Estudios Venezolanos de Comunicación Nº 152, Páginas 12-18. Caracas, Venezuela.
Varona, Federico (2007). La intervención apreciativa: una nueva manera de descubrir, crear, compartir e implementar conocimiento para el cambio en instituciones gubernamentales o privadas. Revista Investigación y Desarrollo. Volumen 15 - No 2 (Diciembre) Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia.
BRAZIL:SPAIN:
Federico Varona
Varona, Federico
(2004) “Todavía es posible soñar”: Teoría Apreciativa y
Comunicación Organizacional. ORGANICOM Revista brasileira de Comunicação
Organizacional e Relações Públicas. Año 1 - Número 1, pages 13-33. Setembro 2004. Summary of
article:
Varona, Federico
Varona, Federico
(2002) “Conceptualization and Management of Communication Satisfaction and
Organizational Commitment in Three Guatemalan Organizations.” Article to
be published in the refereed online American Communication Journal. Volume 5,
Issue 3, Spring 2002.
SPAIN:
Varona, Federico (2001) “ Una Dimensión Olvidada de la Comunicación
Interna en las Empresas: La Comunicación Intercultural” [A Forgotten Dimension of Internal Communication in Corporations:
Intercultural Communication]. Cuadernos de Comunicación Interna, No. 1,
Septiembre 2001, páginas 1-15. Madrid, Spain. [Published by
Varona, Federico (1999). “La enseñanza de la comunicación
empresarial en los Estados Unidos” [The teaching of organizational
communication in the U.S.A]. La Comunicación Interna en España. Guía Oficial
1999, pp 32-35. Madrid, Spain.
ECUADOR:
Varona, Federico (Dec. 1998). “La comunicación
computarizada y su impacto en las organizaciones” [The impact of
computerized communication in Organizations]. CHASQUI. Revista
Latinoamericana de Comunicación, No. 64: 46-50.
SPAIN:
Varona, Federico
(1997). “Las Auditorías de la Comunicación desde una Perspectiva
Académica”. [Communication Audits from an Academic Perspective]. Anuario
Comunicación 1997, pages 118-119. Published by Asociación de Directivos de
Comunicación. Madrid, Spain.
Varona,
Federico. (1996). Relationship between Communication Satisfaction and
Organizational Commitment in Three Guatemalan Organizations. The Journal of
Business Communication, 33, 2: 111-140.
Cal W.
SPAIN:
Varona,
Federico (1995). Las Nuevas Tecnolgías de la Comunicación y su Impacto en la
Cultura y la Comunicación Organizacional [The Impact of New Communication
Technologies on Organizational Culture and Communication]. Comunicación
Interna. Informes, 29:1-19. Madrid, Spain.
Varona,
Federico (1995). Comunicación y Compromiso Organizacional [Communication and
Organizational Commitment]. Comunicación Interna. Informes, 45:1-12.
Madrid, Spain.
Varona,
Federico y Downs, Cal W.(1994). Un Estudio Comparativo de la Satisfacción con
la Comunicación y la Satisfacción con el Trabajo en dos Compañías Guatemaltecas
[A Comparative Study of Communication Satisfaction and Job Satisfaction in two
Guatemalan Companies]. Revista de Ciencias de la Información,10,
125-144. Madrid. Spain.
COLOMBIA:
Varona,
Federico. (1994). Las Nuevas Tecnolgías de la Comunicación: Impacto en la
Cultura y la Comunicación Organizacional. Revista Comunicación, 17:
92-105. Medellín. Colombia.
PERU:
Varona,
Federico. (1994). Las Auditorías de la Comunicación Organizacional desde una
Perspectiva Académica Estadounidense [Organizational Communication Audit from
an U.S. Academic Perspective]. Dia.logos de la Comunicación,39, 55-64.
Lima, Perú.
Varona,
Federico. (1993). Conceptualización y Supervisión de la Comunicación y el
Compromiso Organizacional [Conceptualization and Management of Organizational
Communication and Organizational Commitment]. Dia.Logos de la Comunicación,
35: 68-77. Lima. Perú.
COLOMBIA:
Varona,
Federico y Downs, Cal. (1993). Un Estudio Comparativo de la Satisfacción con la
Comunicación y la Satisfacción con el Trabajo en dos Compañías Guatemaltecas [A
Comparative Study of Communication Satisfaction and Job Satisfaction in two
Guatemalan Companies]. Cuadernos de Dia.logos de la Comunicación, 28:
1-16. Bogotá, Colombia.
Documentaries
Varona M., Federico (1978). "Guatemala, Dolor
y Esperanza". Centro Audiovisión. Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Varona
M., Federico (1978). "La Iglesia en Guatemala". Centro Audiovisión.
Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Varona
M., Federico (1979). "Volver a los Pobres". Centro Audiovisión.
Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Varona
M., Federico (1979). "Jesús". Centro Audiovisión. Guatemala City,
Guatemala.
Varona
M., Federico (1980). "Cáritas Arquidiocesana". Centro Audiovisión.
Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Varona
M., Federico (1980). "Programa de Vivienda Social de Cáritas
Arquidiocesana". Centro Audiovisión. Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Varona
M., Federico (1981). "Programa NutricionalEducativo de Cáritas
Arquidiocesana". Centro Audiovisión. Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Varona
M., Federico (1981). "Christian Children Fund en Guatemala". Centro
Audiovisión. Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Varona
M. Federico (19781985) "Mensajes Visualizados" a series of 18
different titles. Centro Audiovisión.
Weekly articles in the Catholic
newspaper supplement Vida.
Weekly articles in La Tarde.
Newspaper.
Varona,
Federico. (2005). " Appreciative Pedagogy: A
New and Revolutionary Way of Learning and Teaching by Focusing on the
Positive” Presented at The Twelfth International Conference on Learning
Varona,
Federico. (2003). “Suggestion
System in the Spanish Corporation Culture” Presented at
Varona, Federico. (2003). “Research
in Service-Learning” Presented at
NCA (National Communication Association)
CONVENTION
Varona, Federico.
(2001). "Academia as Christian Vocation in the Secular College/University:
The Challenge of Integrating Worldview for Teaching, Research, and
Service" Paper presented at NCA 2001 Convention Atlanta,
Varona,
Federico. (2000). “Latinas’ Order of Talk: Talking about Diversity
in High Tech Companies in Silicon Valley. Yvonne L. Quevedo &
Varona, Federico. (1998). “The
Quantitative Theoretical and Methodological Perspective in the
Varona, Federico (1997).
“Desafíos de la Comunicación Globalizada en la Cultura y la Comunicación Organizacional:
Impacto de la Intranet-Internet en las Organizaciones” [The Challenges of
Global Communication in Organizational Culture and Communication: The Impact of
Intranet-Internet in Organizations] Paper presented at the IX Latin American Meeting
of Communication Schools, Lima, Perú,
Varona, Federico. (1996).
“¿Se Comunica la Organización Computarizada? Impacto de la Comunicación
Computarizada en las Organizaciones.”[ "Does the Computerized
Organization Communicate?. The Impact of
Computerized Communication in Organizations]. Keynote Speaker at the
Varona, Federico. (1996). “Auditorías de la
Comunicación Organizacional” [Organizational Communication Audits]. Paper presented at the
Communication
Style between Hispanics and Euro-Americans.
Paper presented at the Annual Speech Communication Association
Convention. November 18-21, 1995. San Antonio, Texas.
Varona, Federico. (1994). "Las Nuevas
Tecnolgías de la Comunicación y su Impacto en la Cultura y la Comunicación
Organizacional" [The Impact of New Communication Technologies on
Organizational Culture and Communication]. The 8th
Conference of the Latin American Association of
Varona, Federico &
Blubaugh, Jon. (1991). "A Study of
Differences and Similarities between Hispanic and American Teams". The
Eighth Annual Intercultural International Communication Conference.
Varona, Federico.
(1989). "The Guatemalan Perspective on Communication Policy and the Role
of Academics Scholars." The 39th Annual Conference of the International
Communication Association (
INTERNATIONAL LECTURES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
MEXICO (2009):
COLOMBIA (2007):
MEXICO (2006):
VI
Congreso de COMUNICACIÓN Y MERCADOTECNIA: Innovación y Posicionamiento
Innovation and Position”. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, México. 28 y
29 de septiembre de 2006
VENEZUELA (2006):
Keynote Speaker at the XIII Jornadas Formativas de la Asociación de Gabinetes de Comunicación de Universidades Españolas y Centros de Investigación (AUGAC) Públicas y Privadas. Topic:"Auditorias de la comunicación interna (o comunicación organizacional empresarial) desde la perspectiva de la teoría apreciativa". Universidad de Burgos, Burgos, Spain, 31 de mayo de 2002.
“Seminario
sobre Auditorías e Investigación Apreciativa de la Comunicación
Organizacional.”
BRAZIL:
Seminar in Organizational
Communication Audits. Associação
Brasileira de Relações Públicas (ABRP).
SPAIN:
USA:
BRAZIL:
SPAIN:
Guest speaker for
Workshop on "Organizational Communication Assessment", for University Professors and Corporate Organizational Communication Directors. Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, October 31-
COLOMBIA:
Keynote Speaker at I Seminario-Taller Latinoamericano de Formación para la Comunicación
Organizacional. Topic: "Las Auditorías de la Comunicación Organizacional
desde una Perspectiva Académica Estadounidense "[Organizational
Communication Audit from an U.S. Academic Perspective]. Bogotá, Colombia.
November, 8-13, 1993.
Teaching the Basic Course
Program. Communication Studies Department. University of Kansas. 1990-1991.
GUATEMALA:
A set of 12
different Training Workshops on the topic "Communication and Human
Development". (12 hours each). Participants:
Community Leaders, and High and Elementary School Teachers. Centro Audiovisual
Semilla. Guatemala City. 1983-1985.
A set of 8
different Training Workshops on the topic "Communication and
Education". (8 hours each). Participants:
Elementary and High School Teachers. Proyecto Nueva Vida. Guatemala City. 1981-1982.
A set of 14 different Training Workshops on the topic "Communication and Church". (12 hours each). Participants: Priests, Catholic Nuns and Brothers, Community leaders and High and Elementary School Teachers. Centro Audiovisión. Guatemala City. 1978-1980.
PANAMA:
Training Workshop
on the topic "Communication and Education". (40
hours). Participants: La Salle High and Elementary School Teachers.
Colón, Panamá. 1982.
MEXICO:
Training Workshop
on the topic "Audiovisual Communication and Education". (24
hours). Participants: High and Elementary School Teachers. Universidad
de La Salle. Mexico City. 1977.
EL SALVADOR:
Training Workshop
on the topic "SmallGroup Communication Media in Education". (40
hours) Participants: Salesian Priests and Brothers. San Salvador, El
Salvador. 1977.
NICARAGUA:
Training Workshop
on the topic "Audiovisual Communication and Education". (40
hours) Participants: High and Elementary School Teachers. Managua,
Nicaragua. 1977.
CUBA:
FIFTH COMMUNICATION CONFERENCE OF THE
Role: Chair of the Steering Committee.
USA
FOURTH COMMUNICATION CONFERENCE OF THE
Role: Chair of the Steering Committee.
SECOND
COMMUNICATION CONFERENCE OF THE
Organizational Communication Division the Latin American- North American
Conversation. Panel Session: Chair and Presenter
MEXICO (1997):
FIRST COMMUNICATION CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAS This conference was organized by the Speech Communication Association (SCA) and the Federación Latinoamericana de Facultades de Comunicación Social (FELAFACS). February 1-4, 1997 at the Camino Real in Mexico City. I was very involved as a mediator contact between these two Communication Associations.
Member of the committee that organized the conference.
Meeting in Mexico
City to prepare the FIRST COMMUNICATION CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAS. March
10-14, 1996. I met in Mexico City
with James Gaudino, SCA Executive Director and Luis Núñez, President of
FELAFACS (Latin American Federation of Schools of Social Communication) to
organize the First Communication Conference of the Americas. The conference
will be held in Mexico City, February 2-4, 1997 (3 days). The themes for the
conference are Communication Technology, Diversity, and Democracy.
International Doctoral Thesis Tribunal. Chair of the Doctoral Thesis
entitled "Cultural Differences in Ibero-Nordic Communication: Perceptions about
Finnish and Colombian Negotiators" A Doctorate Thesis in
Organizational Communication & PR by Päivi Vaahterikko-Mejía. Department of Communication. University of
Jyväskylä. Jyväskylä, Finland.
Co organizer of three panels on “Latin American-North American Dialogue on
Organizational Communication Pedagogy, Research, and Practice” Chair, presenter, and respondent
in the panel on Organizational Communication Pedagogy. 2000
USA/LATIN
Member
of the
Member of the
I am the coordinator of an E-group for Organizational Communication Scholars in the
On-line forum on Organizational Communication in Latin
America sponsored by FELAFACS (Federación Latinoamericana de Facultades de Comunicación
Social). This
online forum is part of the web site of this Latin American Association. I was
invited by this association to write the inviting message to participate in
this online forum. The forum started in 1998.
Coordinator of
the task force for the publication in
English of the Latin American Communication Journal: Dia.logos de la
Comunicación. The FELAFACS (Latin American Federation of Communication
Schools) asked me to study the possibilities of publishing its Journal in
English. SCA (Speech Communication Association) has made a commitment to
publish this Journal on line. 1997.
.A Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation was signed between The College of Communication Sciences and Technologies at San Ignacio de Loyola University in
Member of a Roundtable Discussion on “Reflections on the First Conference of the
Organizer and Coordinator of the meeting of Latin American Organizational Communication Professors RIDACO (Network of American Organizational Communication Professors and Researchers). IX Latin American Meeting of Communication Schools.
Thanks to my
involvement with FELAFACS (Federación Latinoamericana de Facultades de Comunicación
Social),
Facilitator on a working table "Economic, Cultural and Ethnic Communities and Communication Technologies,” First Communication Conference of the Americas was organized by the Speech Communication Association (SCA) and the Federación Latinoamericana de Facultades de Comunicación Social (FELAFACS) February 1 - 4, 1997 at the Camino Real in Mexico City.
Respondent to panel on “Lost in Translation:
Communication, Technology, and Diversity… and Two Dogs Surfing the Net in
I provide regular advice to the following
Communication Association:
Chair of the
Research-in-Progress panel at The The Annual Meeting Of The Western States
Communication Association (WSCA)
CONSULTING
Six (6) one (1) hour seminars for Directors of “The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of
Organizational Communication Need Assessment
for CoWare Inc.
Silicon Valley, California. Students of Comm 274: Intercultural Organizational
Communication Seminar participated in the assessment process during the fall
1997 semester
Organizational Communication Need Assessment
for Department of Public Safety. City of Sunnyvale. California. Students of
Comm 274: Intercultural Organizational Communication Seminar participated in
the assessment process during the fall 1997 semester.
Communication Audit for San Jose
Water Company. City of San José, California. (San José State University
graduate students were involved). 1995.
Communication Audit for
Department of Communication Studies. San José State University. San José,
California. (San José State University graduate students were involved). 1995.
NICARAGUA:
Consulting for the Johns Hopkins
University-Center for Communication Programs (JHU-CCP) in Nicaragua. July
10-August 10, 1998.
COLOMBIA:
Facultad de Comunicaciones. Universidad de
Antioquia. Medellín. Design a Master's Program in
Organizational Communication. 1994.
USA:
Varona, F. &
San José State University Student Team. Communication Audit for CoWare Inc.
Silicon Valley, California. 2000.
Varona, F. & San José State University Student Team. Communication
Audit for Department of Public Safety. City of Sunnyvale. 1997.
Varona, F. & San José State University Student Team.
Communication Audit for the San Jose State University Student Financial
Services Organization. 1997.
Varona, F. & San José State University Student Team. Communication
Audit for Sybase (Computer Software Company). Mountain View Division. City of
Mountain View, California. 1996.
Varona, F. & San José State University Student Team. Communication
Audit for The Crow Nest (Restaurant). Santa Cruz, California. 1996.
Varona, F. & San José State University Student Team. Communication
Audit for San Jose Water Company. City of San José, California. 1995.
Varona, F. & San José State University Student Team. Communication Audit for Department of Communication Studies. San José State University. San José, California. 1995.
Needs Assessment Report for
Family and Children's Services Division of Santa Clara Valley Health and
Hospital System. City of San José, California. (San José State University
graduate students were involved). 1994.
Intercultural Organizational
Communication Training Program for Family and Children's Services Division of
Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System. City of San José, California.
(San José State University graduate students were involved). 1994.
Communication Audit for Cupertino High School. City of Cupertino, California. (San José State University graduate students were involved). 1992.
Teamwork Assessment and Feedback
for "Parks and Recreation Management Team" of the City of
GUATEMALA:
Estudio de la Satisfacción con la Comunicación y del Compromiso del Personal del Hospital Infantil Juan Pablo II. [A Study of Communication Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment...]. Guatemala City. 1991.
Estudio de la Satisfacción con la Comunicación y del Compromiso del Personal del Colegio Sagrado Corazón. [A Study of Communication Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment...]. Guatemala City. 1991.
Consultant of Education for La
Salle High Schools in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panamá, and
Cartagena (Colombia). 1976-1982.
ATTENDANCE TO
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
USA:
The 7th Conference of
the Latin American Association of School of Social Communication. (FELAFACS).
Acapulco, Mexico, 1992
IRELAND:
The 40th Annual Conference of
International Communication Association (
The 37th Annual Conference of the
International Communication Association (
MEXICO:
PERU:
COLOMBIA:
COSTA RICA:
PERU:
COLOMBIA:
MEXICO:
First International Seminar of La
Salle Universities. Theme: "The Role
of the University in the World Today". Mexico City, Mexico, 1979.
MALTA:
World Conference of La Salle
Alumni. Theme: "La Salle Education in Today's World". Valeta, Malta, 1976.
Communication
Audit Questionnaire (
Team Excellence Assessment by
Team Member. Team Excellence Assessment by Team Leader. Team Excellence Assessment Individual
Evaluation. By LaFasto, Frank and Larson, Carl (1987). El Equipo Eficaz. Evaluación de su Desarrollo por el
Lider. El Equipo Eficaz. Evaluación de su Desarrollo por los miembros. El Equipo Eficaz. Evaluación de su
Desarrollo. Evaluación Individual. (Spanish Version)
Engaged Department
Institute on “Community Involvement, Service Learning, and Civic
Engagement in Higher Education”.
Certified Representative of
Learning Profiles, Inc. Littleton, Colorado. To conduct Teamwork Assessment and
Feedback. 1993.
American Culture. University of
Kansas. 1987.
GUATEMALA:
Semiotic of Speech and
Communication. Universidad
Rafael Landívar. Guatemala City. 1984.
New Technology Applied to
Information. Universidad
Rafael Landívar. Guatemala City. 1984.
Formation and Requirements for
the Professional Practice of the Social Communicator. Universidad Rafael
Landívar. Guatemala City. 1983.
Private and Public Perceptions:
The Influence of the Media. The United States Information Service. Guatemala
City. 1983.
ECUADOR:
Organizational Communication
Planning. International Center of Higher Studies for Latin America. Quito, Ecuador.
1982.
PERU:
Critical Readings of Mass Media.
Latin American Office of Radio & Television. Lima, Perú. 1981.
GUATEMALA:
Transactional analysis. Guatemala City. 1980.
Educational Planning in Latin
America. Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala. 1972.
NICARAGUA:
Training for community
Development. Managua, Nicaragua. 1970.
Vocational Orientation. Managua, Nicaragua. 1969.
The Study of Character and
Personality Applied to Education. Managua, Nicaragua. 1968.
SPAIN:
USA:
I receive from the NCA (National Communication
Association) a Presidential Award for my involvement in the planning of the
First Conference of the Americas. Chicago 1997.
Fulbright Scholar to pursuit
graduate studies in Communication Studies in the USA. 1986-1990.
USA:
Member of NCA (Speech
Communication Association) U.S.A. 1990- to Present.
Member of WSCA (Western States
Communication Association). 1993- 2000.
Member of
Member or
EUROPE:
Member of FEIEA (European Association of Internal Organizational Communication). 1993-1996.
LATIN AMERICA:
Miembro del Consejo Editorial de Organicom. Revista Brasileña de Comunicación
Organizacional y Relaciones Publicas
2003 - toxs Present.
Member of ADIACO/RIDACO (Asociación de Docentes e
Investigadores de las Americas en Comunicación Organizacional [Association of
Faculty and Researcher in Organizational Communication of the Americas). 1993-to Present.
Deputy member of
OCICAL and UNDAAL (International Catholic
Organizations for Film, Radio, Television and Audiovisual Communication for
Latin America). 1977-1986.
Deputy member of
Deputy member of
the Directive Council of FELAFACS (Latin
American Association of Schools of Social Communication). 1982-1986.