I’ve been a long-time proponent of business education for public relations majors, and this year I took the ultimate dive and became an MBA student myself. That’s right: In addition to chairing Communication Studies at SMU, I’m also an Executive MBA candidate in our Cox School of Business. Why would I do such a
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As the public relations industry evolves, the need for greater business acumen among professionals working in all levels of the field – not just the chief communication officer (CCO) or agency CEO – has never been more important. To be a strategic partner to the C-suite and clients requires an in
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What is the impact of media coverage of an organization on its employees? Does the impact increase at the time of an organizational crisis? Recent research shows that employees are affected by media coverage on a critical issue about their employer and the effects may vary based on three factors.
Interviews of employees from 14 different
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Does ethical leadership communication engage employees?
The simple answer is—YES! But how? Leadership is a nested influence in an organization that affects organizational culture, structures, communication climates, systems, and the attitudes and behaviors of empl
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Experience IPR’s Trustees Research Symposium and 53rd Distinguished Lecture & Awards dinner through the eyes of social media. Our attendees featured relevant research findings from presentations on employee communication; megatrends of future crises; public relations and neuroscience; and the global challenges for communication leaders. ...
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This is the second in a two-part series of blog posts by Robert Moran based on his presentaiton at the Trustees Research Symposium.
In my last blog post, I talked about how cor
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Ray Kotcher, Chairman and Senior Partner of Ketchum, received the 2014 Institute for Public Relations (IPR) Alexander Hamilton Medal, awarded for lifetime contribution to the public relations profession on November 13 in NYC. Kotcher spoke about how organizations must communicate across religions, races, cultures, languages and borders to thrive in the world we live in today. His full speech “PR at the Speed of Light: Transformation, Opportunity, Responsibility” is now available. ...
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Richard Dobbs, Director of the McKinsey Global Institute (McKinsey’s business and economics research arm), spoke about “Prevailing Business Drivers: Digitization, Urbanization, Easternization” at the 53rd Annual Distinguished Lecture & Awards Dinner at the Yale Club of New York City on November 13, 2014. In a recent article Dobbs co-authored called “Manage ...
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“Who could have known?”
“That one surprised us all.”
When it comes to corporate crises, we hear these statements all too frequently. But should we?
Contrary to general opinion, most corporate crises are entirely predictable. We may not know the actors or the timing, but
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