IPR’s Organizational Communication Research Center (OCRC) is your comprehensive source for game-changing employee communication research, best practices and measures. If you want to learn more about engaging employees, building trust and improving communication climate, this is the place. [More about the Organizational Communication Research Center]
Research Areas
- Change Communication and Management
- Culture and Values
- Employee Alignment (Line of Sight)
- Employee Communication Behaviors
- Employee Engagement
- Employee Trust
- Leadership Communications
- Measures and Measurement
- Mentoring
- Organizational Systems, Communications & Channels
- OrgComm Best Practices
- Supervisory Communications
Latest Research
The Relationship Between Corporate Social Responsibility, Employer Branding and Reputation
Reputation is continuously recognized as one of the foundations on which to build organizational success (Key, 1995). When positive, reputation...more
PR Leaders are Pretty Average | Plank Center Report Card 2017
What’s your leadership grade? The Plank Center Report Card 2017 suggests leadership in public relations is average (C+), and it’s...more
Senders’ Bias: How Can Top Managers’ Communication Improve Strategy Implementation?
Author(s), Title and Publication Katsuhiko Shimizu, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan (2017). Senders’ bias: How can top managers’ communication improve, or not...more
Moral Foundations of Forgiving in the Workplace
Author(s), Title and Publication Paul, G. D. & Putnam, L. L. (2017). Moral foundations of forgiving in the workplace. Western Journal...more
Latest Conversations
The Relationship Between Corporate Social Responsibility, Employer Branding and Reputation
Reputation is continuously recognized as one of the foundations on which to build organizational success (Key, 1995). When positive, reputation...more
PR Leaders are Pretty Average | Plank Center Report Card 2017
What’s your leadership grade? The Plank Center Report Card 2017 suggests leadership in public relations is average (C+), and it’s...more
Examining Internal Social Media from an Integrated Marketing Communication Perspective
Internal social media (ISM), also referred to as enterprise social media, serve as critical communication channels for employees to share...more
Social Exchange and Sense of Community in Intranets: How do Group Norms Affect Internal Communication Behavior?
I’m fascinated by the process of communication inside companies. Each workplace has its own community ethos that online tools can...more
Face Time: It’s More Than Face Value
At a time when there are more ways than ever to communicate and connect with and among employees, one way...more
All Organizational Communication research is part of the Employee / Organizational Communication section of the IPR Research Library
Commission on Organizational Communication
The IPR Commission on Organizational Communication is developing an agenda as knowledge aggregator, model innovator and thought leader in the area of employee communication and engagement. The Commission members, all Trustees of IPR, selectively invite other leaders in the field to join in funding this work and participating on project steering committees. [Commission on Organizational Communication Members]
