This blog is provided by the IPR Behavioral Insights Research Center We’ve started to get glimpses into what AI means for the comms and PR professions, and not all the news is good… As AI has burst onto the scene, no one has missed the fact that it will have huge ramifications — not only … Continue reading ChatGPT: A communicator’s friend or foe?
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This summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center Dr. Ward van Zoonen and colleagues studied the effect of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on employees’ stress and workload outside regular work hours. Researchers specifically focused on visibility (the degree to which communication is visible and accessible to others) and persistence (the degree of permanence of the communication). A … Continue reading Does Frequent Communication Impact Employee Stress Outside of Work? →
This summary is provided by the IPR Digital Media Research Center Morning Consult explored Americans’ perspectives on artificial intelligence (AI) and social media. Online interviews of 2,200 U.S. adults were conducted monthly from June 2022 to May 2023. Surveys of 10,000 non-U.S. adults were collected in May 2023. Key findings include: — 56% of all … Continue reading Current Social Media and AI Trends in the U.S. →
This summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center Dr. Heewon Kim and colleagues examined how perceived qualities of change communication, organizational support, and supervisor support during the COVID-19 pandemic influenced young adult workers’ resilience and efficacy. An online survey among 293 South Korean young adult workers was conducted in July 2020. Key … Continue reading Fostering Young Adult Workers’ During COVID-19 Through Supervisor Support →
This blog is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center Be it the 3 a.m. phone call from your CEO or a polite ask (even though it’s not really an ask) to leave early from a vacation to return to work, a crisis can upend your life. Crisis communication professionals must always be at … Continue reading How Can You Best Prepare for a Crisis? →
This summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center Dr. Jian Peng, Dr. Qi Nie, and Dr. Yucong Cheng examined how team abusive supervision created team distrust in the supervisor and eventually induced team behavioral resistance to organizational change. Researchers collected three-wave survey data from 124 teams in four organizations that were part … Continue reading Why do Teams Exhibit Behavioral Resistance to Change? Examining the Negative Impact of Team Abusive Supervision →
This summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center. Dr. Cornelia Wolf and colleagues conducted research on the role and need for strategic internal communication in startup environments. A review of 25 journal articles focused on strategic communication, business management, and entrepreneurship was conducted between January 2010 and June 2020. Semi-structured qualitative interviews … Continue reading The Role of Internal Communication in Start-ups: State of Research and Practical Approaches →
This summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center Dr. Dejun Tony Kong and Dr. Liuba Y. Belkin examined how the feeling of being neglected by employers could bring negative implications on employees’ organizational citizenship behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. A four-wave survey of 111 employees across 40 states in the United States … Continue reading How Feeling Neglected Impacts Employees’ Relationships and Feelings Toward Work →
This summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center Dr. Yeonsoo Kim and colleagues studied how an organization’s base crisis responses and dialogic competency impacted employees’ trust, satisfaction, belonging, and support for the organization during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online survey of 378 U.S. employees who worked full-time at small, medium, and large … Continue reading Building Employee Trust through Effective Internal Communication during the Pandemic →
This summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center Dr. Chuqing Dong, Dr. Yafei Zhang, and Dr. Song Ao investigated how an organization’s strategic communication on corporate social responsibility (CSR) can engage employees in CSR initiatives cognitively, emotionally, and behaviorally. An online survey of 78 MBA students at a public university in the … Continue reading Engaging Employees in Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives through Strategic Communication →
This summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center Dr. Sarah Jane Blithe analyzed the challenges of work-life balance and mothering. The research explores the development of work-friendly child spaces and points to deeper implications about the work and parenting expectations of mothers. A two-year ethnography totaling in 145 hours of observation was … Continue reading How Employed Mothers Make Use of Work-Friendly Child Spaces →
Muck Rack explored recent trends in the public relations industry. A survey of 1,034 PR professionals was conducted from March 31 to April 25, 2023. Key findings include:— 36% of respondents said their workplace had “a little” diversity on their leadership teams.—- 27% of respondents said their workplace had “a moderate” amount of diversity on … Continue reading Challenges and Priorities for PR Pros in 2023 →