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This blog post is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center. Summary There is a growing consensus within corporate communication that employees are important communicators. One ... more
This blog post is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center. As we reflect and speculate about what the workplace will look like after the COVID-19 pandemic, we are beginning t ... more
Summary Every crisis creates a great deal of uncertainty for all members of an organization, including its employees. However, previous research has not thoroughly explored communication with employee ... more
This article summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center. Summary According to a 2017 Gallup study 43% of American workers report spending at least part of their week w ... more
Download Full Report (PDF): Employee Expectations Are Changing Due to COVID-19 This is an IPR Signature Study. ... more
Download Full Report (PDF): COVID-19 – Internal Comm – Full ReportDownload Press Release (PDF): COVID-19 – Internal Comm – Press ReleaseDownload Topline Findings: COVID-19 R ... more
This post is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center. Summary Many organizations like Yahoo! and Best Buy initially embraced workplace flexibility – the ability of employ ... more
This article summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communications Research Center. Summary In distributed work settings, the development and maintenance of social connectivity can be challe ... more
Summary When Bill Gates published and copyrighted his bestseller Business @ the Speed of Thought, readers did not protest upon thumbing a few pages in to see that the book was authored “with Collins ... more
Download the full report: The Future of WorkDownload Infographic: The Future of Work Infographic This Institute for Public Relations (IPR) 2019 Future of Work Report investigates the future of work an ... more
Author(s), Title and Publication Hussain, I., Shu, R., Tangirala, S., & Ekkirala, S. (2019). The voice bystander effect: How information redundancy inhibits employee voice. Academy of Management J ... more
Author(s), Title and Publication Bisel, R. S., & Adame, E. A. (2019). Encouraging upward ethical dissent in organizations: The role of deference to embodied expertise. Management Communication Qua ... more
Author(s), Title and Publication Kim, Y., Kang, M., Lee, E., & Yang, S.-U. (2019). Exploring crisis communication in the internal context of an organization: Examining moderated and mediated effec ... more
Author(s), Title and Publication Bartels, J., van Vuuren, M., & Ouwerkerk, J. W. (2019). My colleagues are my friends: The role of Facebook contacts in employee identification. Management Communi ... more
Author(s), Title and Publication Ewing, M., Men, L. R., & O’Neil, J. (2019). Using social media to engage employees: Insights from internal communication managers. International Journal of Stra ... more
