As the oldest members of the Millennial generation are now beginning to take on management and other key decision-making responsibilities, we need to expand our understanding of this generation’s attitudes toward ethical decision-making in the workplace. Many identify Millennials, also known as Generation Y, as those born between 1981 or 1982 through 2000, and they … Continue reading How Millennials Deal with Ethical Dilemmas | Study by PRSA & The Arthur W. Page Center
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Dr. Rita Men, assistant professor of public relations at the University of Florida, has been appointed Chief Research Editor of the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center (OCRC). Dr. Men is known for her research in employee engagement, leadership communication, public relations evaluation and measurement, relationship/reputation management, and social media. Three years ago, the Commission on … Continue reading Dr. Rita Men Appointed Chief Research Editor of IPR Organizational Communication Research Center →
Author(s), Title and Publication Ter Hoeven, C. L., van Zoonen, W., & Fonner, K. L. (2016). The practical paradox of technology: The influence of communication technology use on employee burnout and engagement. Communication Monographs, DOI: 10.1080/03637751.2015.1133920. Summary Technological advancements in the workplace frequently have produced contradictory effects by facilitating accessibility and efficiency while increasing interruptions … Continue reading The Practical Paradox of Technology: How it Can Lead to Employee Burnout →
Author(s), Title and Publication Jiang, H., & Men, R. L. (2015). Creating an engaged workforce: The impact of authentic leadership, transparent organizational communication, and work-life enrichment. Communication Research, DOI: 10.1177/0093650215613137. Summary This study examined how organizational leadership interplays with communication to influence employees’ work-life enrichment and work engagement. Employee engagement is a work-related motivated state of … Continue reading The Secret to Creating an Engaged Workforce →
Author(s), Title and Publication Boies, K., Fiset, J., & Gill, H. (2015). Communication and trust are key: Unlocking the relationship between leadership and team performance and creativity. The Leadership Quarterly, 26(6), 1080-1094. Summary This experimental study examined how transformational leadership behaviors influence team performance and creativity through underlying mechanisms of team communication and trust. Transformational leadership is … Continue reading Trust is Key: Unlocking the Relationship Between Leadership and Team Performance →
Author(s), Title and Publication Petrou, P., Demerouti, E., & Schaufeli, W. B. (2016). Crafting the change: The role of employee job crafting behaviors for successful organizational change. Journal of Management, DOI: 10.1177/0149206315624961. Summary Though it is widely recognized that organizational change communication is the most effective strategy to improve employee adjustment to change, little is … Continue reading Crafting the Change: The Role of Employees During an Organizational Change →
It goes without saying that effective employee communication is important to an excellent organization. Without an engaged, trusting, and caring workforce, organizations’ external goals could suffer (e.g., Guaspari, 2002; Berger, 2016). Then the question that follows is: How to build this trusting and caring workforce? In this blog post, I share preliminary results from one … Continue reading The Making of Caring Employees: Internal Relationship Building →
I am wondering if there is some truth to the idea that engagement is just a new corporate cliché. In public relations we have readily accepted and adapted this popular concept. We have taken it one step further and applied engagement not only to internal audiences but to all types of publics. This year’s BledCom … Continue reading Satisfied, Engaged, Inspired Employees: Is There Really Any Difference? →
“There is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things.” –Machiavelli An important prerequisite for modern organizations to grow and succeed in the dynamic and competitive global market is to scan and monitor the environment constantly, make necessary adjustments, … Continue reading Four Steps to Manage Organizational Change →
Trust is often talked about as one of the most significant contributors to an organization’s business success. As Carolyn O’Hara wrote in her Harvard Business Review blog, “Proven Ways to Earn Your Employees’ Trust,” many organizations always think of it in terms of customers’ belief in their products and services, but trust within an organization … Continue reading Cultivating Employee Trust: From Authenticity, Transparency to Engagement →
IPR study shows how CCOs can contribute to bottom-line organizational performance Did you know there’s a direct connection between organizational clarity and organizational performance? A recently released Institute for Public Relations report, “Organizational Clarity, The Case for Workforce Alignment & Belief,” argues that such clarity is critical to employee performance, satisfaction, overall organization morale as … Continue reading Clarity Comes Down to Communications →
This is a part of an IPR Signature Study “Organizational Clarity: The Case for Workforce Alignment & Belief” conducted by the IPR Commission on Organizational Communication. Download Infographic: Organizational Clarity Infographic Download White Paper: Organizational Clarity White Paper