Theories framing the research
| Theory | 1990–2011 | 2012–2019 | 2020–2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication management or corporate communication | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Conflict management | 1 | ||
| Cultural communication or corporate culture or organisational culture or multicultural communication | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Excellence theory | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Internal communication | 4 | 10 | 7 |
| Internal marketing or branding | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Organisational change of change management | 3 | 2 | |
| Reputation management | 3 | 1 | |
| Stakeholder relationship management | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Two-way symmetrical communication | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Systems theory | 2 | 2 | |
| Organisational communication | 4 | 2 | |
| Practitioner roles | 2 | ||
| Development communication | 1 | ||
| Dialogical communication | 1 |
| Theory | 1990–2011 | 2012–2019 | 2020–2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication management or corporate communication | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Conflict management | 1 | ||
| Cultural communication or corporate culture or organisational culture or multicultural communication | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Excellence theory | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Internal communication | 4 | 10 | 7 |
| Internal marketing or branding | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Organisational change of change management | 3 | 2 | |
| Reputation management | 3 | 1 | |
| Stakeholder relationship management | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Two-way symmetrical communication | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Systems theory | 2 | 2 | |
| Organisational communication | 4 | 2 | |
| Practitioner roles | 2 | ||
| Development communication | 1 | ||
| Dialogical communication | 1 |
Note(s): *Articles could have used more than one theory and therefore the total is higher than n = 79
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