This summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center Dr. Rebecca Leach and colleagues explored compassion among coworkers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective was to understand how workers navigated being able to work independently and feeling empowered to make change (increased agency) while simultaneously helping one another and fostering a culture of compassion to get through … Continue reading How Collective Compassion Helps in a Crisis
IPR is featuring research and some of the many Indigenous pioneers who have had an impact on the field of public relations in celebration of Native American Heritage Month. Annie Dodge Wauneka was born on April 11, 1910, into the Tse níjikíní Clan of the Diné in Navajo nation. As a child, Wauneka lost thousands … Continue reading Indigenous Pioneer Annie Dodge Wauneka (1910-1997)
Does it surprise you that an increasing number of medical patients are using social media to ask questions, raise concerns, or voice experiences? It shouldn’t. For healthcare professionals, this means that social media is no longer the domain of the doctor, physician’s assistant, or nurse — it’s now an extension of our healthcare system in … Continue reading Healthcare, Social Media, and Ever-Changing Consumer Expectations
Austin, Lucinda L. (2012). Government’s use of social media to frame health information: A review of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s social media practices. In S.C. Duhe (Ed.), New Media and Public Relations (2nd ed., pp. 209-217). New York: Peter Lang Publishing Inc. Summary Exploring the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and … Continue reading Government’s use of social media to frame health information: A review of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s social media practices
Austin, Lucinda L. (2012). Government’s use of social media to frame health information: A review of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s social media practices. In S.C. Duhe (Ed.), New Media and Public Relations (2nd ed., pp. 209-217). New York: Peter Lang Publishing Inc. Summary Exploring the U.S. Centers for Disease Control … Continue reading Government’s use of social media to frame health information: A review of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s social media practices
Waters, Richard D.; Burnett, Emily; Lamm, Anna; & Lucas, Jessica. (2009). Engaging stakeholders through social networking: How nonprofits are using Facebook. Public Relations Review, 35(2), 102-106. Since social networking sites, such as MySpace and Facebook, began allowing organizations to create profiles and become active members, organizations have started incorporating these strategies into their public relations … Continue reading Engaging stakeholders through social networking: How nonprofits are using Facebook
Avery, Elizabeth Johnson; Lariscy, Ruthann; Amador, Ellie; Ickowitz, Tanya; Primm, Charles; & Taylor, Abigail (2010). Diffusion of social media among public relations practitioners in health departments across various community population sizes. Journal of Public Relations Research, 22, 332-358. This research employs a survey of 281 public relations practitioners in public health departments serving four distinct … Continue reading Diffusion of social media among public relations practitioners in health departments across various community population sizes
Topic: Organizational Values and Employee Performance Author(s), Title and Publication Fitzgerald, G. A., & Desjardins, N. M. (2004). Organizational Values and Their Relation to Organizational Performance Outcomes. Atlantic Journal of Communication, 12(3), 121-145. Summary Research has shown that many “best companies” adhere to core organizational values, and performance improves when the values are shared with … Continue reading Organizational Values and Their Relation to Organizational Performance Outcomes