... and public sector in 1980s. Based on the review of the available literature and interviews conducted, it can be concluded that the Yugoslavian model of public relations was a hybrid model, which was grounded on the communication theories developed in the USA simultaneously and contextualized within...

...Raluca Moise; Anca Anton; Lea Hellmueller Purpose This overview aims to present the state of the art of the literature in terms of freelancing in media and communication industries. As freelancing has expanded in media and communication industries, studies have captured the dynamics...

...Laura Malaussene Purpose This study examined the role of communications professionals as cultural intermediaries within the UK cancer charity sector. It aimed to reposition politics within cultural and economic spheres in order to explore how these forces collectively shape the strategies...

...Sabine Einwiller and Wolfgang Weitzl By Matthew W. Ragas and Ron Culp Business Essentials for Strategic Communicators. Creating Shared Value for the Organization and its Stakeholders Palgrave Macmillan 2014 978-1-137-38533-8 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016...

... legitimacy as “a positive normative evaluation of the organization and its activities”, the goal of this paper is to investigate which corporate communication strategy adopted in online social media is more effective to create convergence between corporations' corporate social responsibility (CSR) agenda...

... critically analysed for consistency with each other, and with their stated objectives. Employee views and perceptions were collected through a focus group of communications employees, and three in‐depth interviews. Interviews and focus group results were analysed by inference to explore employee perceptions...

...Liz Yeomans Purpose This paper aims to explore the relationship between internal communication and organizational learning from an interpretive perspective. Design/methodology/approach Following a review of the internal communication and organizational learning literature, an exploratory...

...Michael Meath Purpose This study aims to, chronicle literature, case studies and applied research to suggest that communications and public relations play a key role in the success of the best nursing homes and long‐term care facilities. Design/methodology/approach Research employed included...

... to the effective practice of philanthropy and for doing business globally. Banks (1995) adopts a communitarian approach to multicultural communications. He maintains that organizations acknowledge that their long‐term survival depends on adopting an attitude of social responsibility that nurtures socially...

...Laios Athanasios Purpose The purpose of this research was to explore the communication barriers among coaches and players in professional sports, define the basic communication principles, and suggest methods of improving the communication process. Design/methodology/approach The sample...

...Goh Choon Hua; Willy Sher; Low Sui Pheng Purpose Studies on communication in the construction industry have generally concentrated on the briefing process and the construction process. However, studies on communication problems experienced by building clients' and maintenance contractors...

... as social needs, are well connected beyond their focal workgroup, and their interaction leads to a shared meaning and identity across this otherwise rather disparate and autonomous group of workers. Research limitations/implications One of the limitations of this research is that communication events...

...Nicky Mee; Debbie Clewes This paper is a case study which explores the impact of a variety of communication tools and the way in which they influence the recycling behaviour of residents in Rushcliffe Borough Council. Despite the fact that household waste is growing at a significant rate, very...

... seems at odds with some current thinking about how organisations might manage the activities of online groups. This study allows an examination of an aspect of online activity from an under researched angle. Although it is accepted that many‐to‐many communications heighten consumers’ abilities...

...Myfanwy Trueman; Mary Klemm; Axele Giroud This exploratory research examines how corporate communications can influence stakeholder perceptions to enhance or detract from the city as a brand. It uses the UK city of Bradford as a case study and adopts theoretical concepts of product and corporate...

... interviews to be made. It was concluded that the work world is the main mediation in the means of communication reception. Television is the preferred medium and its reception occurs through the different discourses that circulate in the work world, most especially through those promoted by the labor union...

... of the surveys led to recommendations in the form of alternative solutions to the problems. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Communications Organizations Job satisfaction This case study focuses on problems occurring in the Data Networking group at Transport Trails Incorporated (TT...

... of financial services in the USA. The second set consists of the resulting corporate communications that were issued by ten organizations in compliance with the regulation. Findings indicate that dominant values expressed explicitly in the regulation itself differ from those that dominate corporate...

...Finbarr Daly; Paul Teague; Philip Kitchen This paper builds upon work already completed by the authors on the nature of the link between internal communication and the successful implementation of change management programmes in Northern Ireland companies. During 1999 and 2000 the theoretical...

...David A. Dickson; Seanenne Rainey; Owen D.W. Hargie This is the second of a two‐part article reporting the results of a study which investigated communication and relationships in the workplaces of four large organizations in Northern Ireland, two in the public sector and two in the private...