...Martina Topić-Rutherford; Claudia B. Bawole; Laura L. Lemon Purpose Everyday workplace dining conversations function as a form of informal organizational communication within the US public relations industry. Drawing on Bourdieu's concepts of cultural capital, habitus, and taste, the study...

...Geah Pressgrove; Triwik Kurniasari; Carlina DiRusso; Natalie Tindall Purpose This study examines the evolving role of global public relations leaders, highlighting the interconnection between leadership and followership across diverse cultural contexts. Design/methodology/approach Based...

...Raluca Moise; Michał Chmiel Purpose The present article investigates the theoretical orientations of public relations educators and their implications for public relations pedagogy. Building on previous research that revealed a lower perceived value of public relations higher education (HE...

...Aurélie Laborde Purpose This article explores collaborative action research and examines its relevance for the fields of organisational communication and public relations. Design/methodology/approach This article focuses on participatory action research and, more specifically, on collaborative...

... Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Dialogic communication Social media Public relations Audience engagement Mixed-method approach Oil and gas industry Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Explore Grant 102342 http://dx.doi.org...

..., communication for development and social change (CDSC), and public relations that emphasise a deeper investigation of communication processes underpinning organisational and citizen activities driving social change. It concedes that meaning-making, collective action and co-creation foreground current...

... are the most important sources and publications in IR and financial communication? RQ3. What are the core topics and interests of IR and financial communication, and which academic disciplines address them primarily? Financial communication Investor relations Public relations...

... responsibility Employee engagement Internal communication Public relations Strategic communication Corporate volunteering (CV) refers to full-time employees voluntarily participating in societal activities to donate their time and skills to benefit the community with the support of their employers...

... management Governmental communication Public relations Although social media offers a platform for accessing valuable information (Johnson-Turbes et al., 2015), it is also a breeding ground for misinformation (Johnson et al., 2022)—public information that conflicts with the best...

... purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Rhetoric Lobbying Public relations The notion of “the public interest” has been much debated among scholars...

...Maria João Cunha; Carla Cruz; Célia Belim Purpose This research aims to explore perceptions of subjective well-being (SWB) in public relations (PR) practitioners, focusing on dimensions of job satisfaction, networking, relationships and work–life balance, while addressing the under-researched area...

...Michal Chmiel Purpose The purpose of the study was to assess how the well-being and loneliness of public relations and communication professionals are impacted by the post-pandemic characteristics of the work environment: flexible work schemes, non-territorial office arrangements and video...

...Anca Anton Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine and analyse subjective well-being among public relations (PR) and communication professionals by looking at several factors: employer and employee engagement, work culture and relationships, work–life balance and conflict, job satisfaction...

...Elizabeth Candello; Mark Mohammadpour Purpose The current inquiry advances the public relations field and practice in several ways. First, this research addresses a clear gap in research on subjective well-being, specifically among PR professionals across career stages and generations. Second...

...Ileana Zeler; Elizabeth Bridgen Purpose This study aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of how discursive practices shape the promotion of public relations undergraduate programmes in the context of market-driven UK higher education. Design/methodology/approach Research combines...

... adopts a public relations lens to understand the significant roles of WCA in reducing turnover intention and whistleblowing potential. It expands existing knowledge of the significance of power and power disparities in organizations. Jeong-Nam Kim can be contacted at: layinformatics@gmail.com...

... Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Digital media Public relations Strategic communication Public diplomacy Political communication Scholarly evidence to date suggests that targeted messages are likely to be viewed as more relevant and persuasive...

... that public relations scholars and practitioners have long been concerned with stakeholder relationships, social responsibility and other non-financial indicators, it would make sense that public relations has a more obvious presence on corporate boards. Design/methodology/approach This study examined...

...Cheryl Ann Lambert; Michele E. Ewing; Toqa Hassan Purpose Fake news stories have become a central element of crises that corporate public relations practitioners have confronted. Whether such stories are rumors, outright lies or deliberate attempts to discredit corporations, they have the same...

... communication, future researchers and practitioners can use these findings as a foundation to combat misinformation and disinformation campaigns wielded by big corporate science entities and the public relations firms often hired to carry out these campaigns. Damion Waymer can be contacted at: dwaymer...