...Emmanuel Skoulas Purpose The aim of this paper is to shed light on the role of communication of the Greek NGOs in a certain historical period, that is the 1980s – a decade, which is marked by the transformation of the Greek society, but also of the Greek economy and culture, following the changes...

...Melis Temel; Robin von Haartman; Per Hilletofth Purpose The objective of this paper is to provide insights into the significance of communication factors for sustainability practices and their interconnections within organisations. In order to achieve this, the paper explores the differences...

... of the consumers, the advertisers and the panel judges of these awards through a qualitative study on the post-feminist aspects of the femvertisements, the importance of depoliticising the women’s struggle or the feminist movement in communicating with the audience and how such a strategy has helped in empowering...

...Maria Joao Cunha; Rita Lúcio Martins Purpose The purpose of this study is to understand challenges and constraints in reaching top leadership positions for women in the Portuguese press. Specifically, it aims at characterizing their communication and leadership styles, and at identifying main...

...Natalia Lumby; Ojelanki Ngwenyama Purpose Sustainability certifications can support green innovation in important consumer sectors such as food and beverage. This research interrogates how certified companies communicate sustainability claims online and whether these practices differ from non...

...Shalini Nath Tripathi; Deepa Sethi; Nishtha Malik; Aparna Mendiratta; Manisha Shukla Purpose The study aims to develop an in-depth understanding of challenges faced by Indian women professionals during the pandemic and the human resource (HR) initiatives like effective communication, taken...

... re-use rights only Hate speech Corporate social responsibility Public diplomacy Social media Communication Hate crimes Freedom of expression In this sense, monitoring, surveillance and moderation of hate speech as part of social media companies' CSR strategy is not something...

.... To comply with the data, we developed an ad hoc questionnaire in which the variables and constructs were determined by sociological and communicative theoretical approaches as well as by the previous works developed by Munnukka et al. (2016) and Lou and Yuan (2019) . Thus...

...Lisa Dalla-Pria; Isabel Rodríguez-de-Dios Purpose When communicating CSR initiatives on social media, companies need to choose the appropriate source and type of messages. Over the last few years, influencers have emerged as a relevant endorser for CSR messages, but there is a lack of research...

...Fatai Olawale Ismail; Joseph Adepoju Tejumaiye Purpose The purpose of this study is to deconstruct the term “tribalism” for its application to foster context and industry-based corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication system in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach This research used...

...Peerayuth Charoensukmongkol; Pornprom Suthatorn Purpose This research investigates whether and how the quality of vertical communication implemented by airline industry management can reduce perceived job insecurity of flight attendants during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic...

... at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Gender Communication Media Diversity Sport Racism Our interviews show that the production process of Dutch sports media can roughly be divided into two different parts that we label here “sports news production” and “background...

... people and occur without warning. For example, Tasnim et al. (2020) showed that rumors communicated during the pandemic seem to cause more ambiguity and confusion for individuals exposed to them. DiFonzo and Bordia (2007) argued that rumors with adverse content spread more quickly than...

...Jessica L. Ford Purpose The purpose of this paper is to complicate and critique contemporary scholarship on high-reliability organizations (HROs). This paper argues that although HRO scholarship helps to identify communicative patterns that facilitate reliability and safety, it also simplifies...

...Ziyun Fan; Jana Costas; Chris Grey Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify possible lines of research relating to communication and secrecy. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a conceptual essay drawing on recent research on secrecy. Findings The findings suggest...

...Marc D. David; Marie-Eve Carignan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to deal with the adaptation of communication strategies set out in the pre-crisis plan implemented by the members of Quebec’s public safety authorities in the specific case of the rail explosion and fire that destroyed...

... crisis response strategies, this study content analyzed BP’s crisis communication messages and Facebook users’ comments on BP America’s Facebook page. Findings The results revealed that information giving strategies dominated BP’s crisis response, and Facebook users were more likely to comment...

... leaders and co-workers discursively construct the concept of “communicative leadership” and its practices and perceive that communicative leadership influences relationships, work processes, and agency. Design/methodology/approach – The authors analyzed interviews with leaders and co-workers in two...

...Malte Stefan Ackermann; Michael Stephan; John M. Penrose Purpose – The purpose of this paper is twofold: to quantify the communication of organizational innovativeness (OI) on a large scale; and to examine the relationship of communicating OI and the corresponding investments in research...

...Catrin Johansson; Vernon D. Miller; Solange Hamrin Purpose – The concept of “communicative leadership” is used in organisations that analyse and develop leaders' communication competence. A scholarly definition of this concept is lacking, and the implications of leaders' communication...