November 21, 2013 – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Chief Communications Officer Kate James, who will be joining Pearson in 2014, spoke about “The Business of Changing the World” at the 52nd Annual Distinguished Lecture & Awards Dinner at the Yale Club of New York City. James runs the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s global communications … Continue reading The Business of Changing the World
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Topic: Supervisory Communication and Appraisal Interview Author(s), Title and Publication Gordon, M. E., & Stewart, L. P. (2009). Conversing about performance: Discursive resources for the appraisal interview. Management Communication Quarterly, 22(3), 473-501. Summary This article identified various resources available for the organization to prepare for and conduct efficient appraisal interviews. The authors propose a communication-centered … Continue reading Conversing About Performance: Discursive Resources for the Appraisal Interview →
Topic: Internal Communication Author(s), Title and Publication Redding, W. C. (1972). Communications within the organization: An interpretive review of theory and research. New York: Industrial Communication Council. Summary This book is important because it is one of the earliest reviews of organizational communication research. This review interpreted communication theories in the organizational setting, and offered … Continue reading Communications Within the Organization: An Interpretive Review of Theory and Research →
Topic: Organizational Communication Author(s), Title and Publication Muchinsky, P. M. (1977). Organizational Communication: Relationships to Organizational Climate and Job Satisfaction. Academy of Management Journal, 20(4), 592-607. Summary This foundational study examined the relationship of organizational communication to organizational climate and job satisfaction. Employees (n=695) of a large public utility participated in a survey that measured … Continue reading Organizational Communication: Relationships to Organizational Climate and Job Satisfaction →
Topic: Leadership Communication Author(s), Title and Publication Liu, H. (2010). When leaders fail: A typology of failures and framing strategies. Management Communication Quarterly, 24(2), 232-259. Summary This study presents a typology of leadership failures by analyzing related media reports. The researcher analyzed newspaper articles, press conference transcripts, and interviews about eight CEOs from Australian-listed companies, … Continue reading When Leaders Fail: A Typology of Failures and Framing Strategies →
Kemenangan dalam permainan judi poker online qq merupakan tujuan mutlak bagi setiap orang yang memainkannya. Untuk bisa mendapatkan kemenanangan tersebut tidak bisa hanya dilakukan dengan duduk berdiam dan menunggu keluarnya kartu bagus. Istilah jemput bola harus diterapkan jika seorang penjudi online ingin memenangkan permainan yang dijalankannya. Salah satu cara yang menjadi penentu kemenangan itu … Continue reading Penentu Kemenangan dalam Judi Online →
Topic: Organizational Dissent Author(s), Title and Publication Garner, J. T. (2012). Making waves at work: Perceived effectiveness and appropriateness of organizational dissent message. Management Communication Quarterly, 26(2), 224-240. Summary This study examined supervisors’ perceptions of effectiveness and appropriateness of various dissent messages. Participants (364 employees) were asked to recall a conversation with a supervisor or … Continue reading Making Waves at Work: Perceived Effectiveness and Appropriateness of Organizational Dissent Message →
Topic: Upward Communication Author(s), Title and Publication Burris, E. R. (2012). The risks and rewards of speaking up: Managerial responses to employee voice. Academy of Management Journal, 55(4), 851-875. Summary This article examined how restaurant managers respond to employee voice with three studies. Employee voice includes 1) challenging voice, which is intended to alter or … Continue reading The Risks and Rewards of Speaking Up: Managerial Responses to Employee Voice →
On Thursday, Jack O’Dwyer featured the Institute’s upcoming Annual Distinguished Lecture & Awards Dinner in the O’Dwyer’s Blog, highlighting Kate James’ recent decision to join Pearson, the education and publishing company, in 2014. James, guest lecturer for the upcoming event, runs the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s global communications efforts to raise awareness and drive … Continue reading James, Who is Joining Pearson, is Institute for PR Speaker →
This is a follow up to Rachelle Spero’s previous blog post: Social-Enabled Enterprise for Employee Engament. The corporate adoption of social technologies for employee engagement is a complex issue as many companies still struggle with how best to activate employees externally to help the company build trust, credibility, reputation, awareness, authority, education or relationships with … Continue reading Steps to a Social-Enabled Enterprise (Part II) →
FleishmanHillard President & CEO Dave Senay, who has worked across multiple communication practices throughout several regions of the world, said his “Ethics as Culture” presentation for the Sixth Annual Grunig Lecture might be his most important yet. “I want to encourage you to Tweet and video and photo and post your hearts out,” he said. “Let’s get this … Continue reading Sixth Annual Grunig Lecture Now Available Online →
This month, four major corporations – GE, GM, McDonald’s USA and Southwest Airlines – adopted a set of interim metrics proposed by the Coalition for Public Relations Research Standards. Those standards, focusing on traditional media measurement, social media measurement, return on investment and the communications lifecycle, are now available for free download: The Standards Summary … Continue reading PR Research & Measurement Standards Available for Download →