Tag Archives: leadership communication

December 17, 2020[Research Library], Health, Latest Research Organizational Communication Research Center, OCRC - Leadership Communications, Organizational Communication Research Centeremployee satisfaction, job satisfaction, leader, leadership communication, listening, turnoverOlivia Kresic

This summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Resource Center Summary This study aims to answer whether health-promoting leadership and leaders’ skills can improve followers’ job satisfaction and turnover intention. Health-promoting leadership behaviors refer to a mixture of leadership behaviors to promote a healthy workplace for employees. The authors examined the indirect effects of … Continue reading Health-Promoting Leadership and Leaders’ Listening Skills Have an Impact on the Employees’ Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention →

August 20, 2020[Blog], [Research Library], OCRC - Best Practices, OCRC - Culture and Values, OCRC - Internal Communications, OCRC - Leadership Communications, Organizational Communication Research Centeremotional culture, internal communications, leadership communication, symmetrical communicationLinjuan Rita Men

This summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center. Summary Organizational culture is a social glue that holds organizational members together and prescribes how things are understood, judged, and valued in an organization. The affective dimension of organizational culture, known as emotional culture, sets the tone for how members feel. Cultures of joy, … Continue reading Examining the Effects of Internal Communication and Emotional Culture on Employees’ Organizational Identification →

November 12, 2019[Research Library], Latest Research Organizational Communication Research Center, OCRC - Internal Communications, OCRC - Leadership Communications, OCRC - Trust, Organizational Communication Research Centerauthentic leadership, CEO voice, employee-organization relationships, leadership communication, organizational transparencyLinjuan Rita Men

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 Hemingway.” Likewise, for Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In (with Nell Scovell) or Howard Schultz’s Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without … Continue reading How CEO “Ghost-Posting” Affects Employee Perceptions on Leadership, Transparency, and Relationships →

April 10, 2019[Blog], [Research Library], Organizational Communication Research Centerauthentic, authentic leadership, leadership, leadership communication, OCRC, organizational communication, Organizational Communication Research Center

This blog is presented by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center. You need look no further than Brexit to see why effective leadership communication matters. Between them, the heads of the UK’s two main political parties have been described as robotic, opaque, nebulous, indecisive and invisible. Opinion polls say neither’s got what it takes to be … Continue reading It’s Time to Get Real About Authentic Leadership Communication →

January 22, 2019[Research Library], Latest Research Organizational Communication Research Center, OCRC - Internal Communications, OCRC - Leadership Communications, Organizational Communication Research Centercommunication channels, employee attitude, internal communication, leadership communicationSarah Jackson

Author(s), Title and Publication Braun, S., Hernandez Bark, A., Kirchner, A., Stegmann, S., & Van Dick, R. (2015). Emails from the Boss—Curse or Blessing? Relations Between Communication Channels, Leader Evaluation, and Employees’ Attitudes. International Journal of Business Communication, 56(1), 50-81. doi: 10.1177/2329488415597516 Summary Leadership communication is crucial to organizational success as leaders use communication to convey … Continue reading Emails from the Boss—Curse or Blessing? →

September 19, 2018[Research Library], Latest Research Organizational Communication Research Center, OCRC - Internal Communications, OCRC - Leadership Communications, OCRC - Mentoring, Organizational Communication Research Centercoaching, creativity, free flow of ideas, leadership communication, peer communication, support, team communications, trustSarah Jackson

Author(s), Title and Publication Omillion-Hodges, L. M. & Ackerman, C.D. (2018). From the technical know-how to the free flow of ideas: Exploring the effects of leader, peer, and team communication on employee creativity. Communication Quarterly, 66 (1), 38-57. DOI: 10.1080/01463373.2017.1325385 Summary Creativity in the workplace is often studied and extant scholarship has shown that creativity … Continue reading From Technical Know-How to the Free Flow of Ideas: Exploring Employee Creativity →

June 6, 2018[Research Library], OCRC - Leadership Communications, Organizational Communication Research CenterCEOs, communication channels, communicative strategies, culture, executive leadership, leadership communication, startup public relationsSarah Jackson

Author(s), Title and Publication Men, L. R., Chen, Z. F., & Ji, Y. G. (2018). Walking the talk: An exploratory examination of executive leadership communication at startups in China. Journal of Public Relations Research, doi: 10.1080/1062726X.2018.1455147 Summary Given its impact on public relations, organizational outcomes, and organizational infrastructures, leadership has long been considered one of the factors … Continue reading Walk the Talk: Examining Executive Leadership at Startups in China →

December 22, 2015OCRC - Leadership Communications, Organizational Communication Research CenterCEOs, communication channels, communication effectiveness, Communication style, employee-organization relationships, executive communication, internal communication, leadership communication, social media, technology in the workplaceLinjuan Rita Men

Authors, Title and Publication Men, L. R. (2015). The Internal Communication Role of the Chief Executive Officer: Communication Channels, Styles, and Effectiveness. Public Relations Review, 41, 461-471. This article reports a study that primarily investigated the role of CEOs in organizational internal communication. Executive leaders, particularly CEOs, play a unique organizational role. As the top … Continue reading The Internal Communication Role of the Chief Executive Officer: Communication Channels, Styles, and Effectiveness. →

December 22, 2015[Research Library], OCRC - Leadership Communications, Organizational Communication Research Centerdyadic communication, internal communication, leader-member exchange, leadership communication, organizational communication, power, relational framing, supervisor-subordinate relationshipSarah Jackson

Authors, Title and Publication McWorthy, L., & Henningsen, D. D. (2014). Looking at favorable and unfavorable superior-subordinate relationships through dominance and affiliation lenses. International Journal of Business Communication, 51(2), 123-137. Using relational framing theory, this study examined factors that influence judgments subordinates make about the quality of their supervisors. According to this theory, two dimensions—dominance-submission and affiliation-disaffiliation—guide … Continue reading Looking at Favorable and Unfavorable Superior-Subordinate Relationships Through Dominance and Affiliation Lenses →

November 10, 2014OCRC - Engagementemployee engagement, face-to-face communication, internal communication, leadership communication, transparent communication, trustSarah Jackson

Topic: Employee Engagement Authors, Title and Publication Mishra, K., Boynton, L., & Mishra, A. (2014). Driving employee engagement: The expanded role of internal communications. Journal of Business Communication, 51(2), 183-202. Summary Increasingly, organizations and their public relations professionals recognize the importance of strengthening internal communication with employees. Internal communication is important for building a culture of transparency between management and employees, and … Continue reading Driving Employee Engagement: The Expanded Role of Internal Communications →

November 10, 2014OCRC - Leadership Communicationsemployee advocacy, employee-organization relationships, internal communication, leadership communication, symmetrical communication, transformational leadershipLinjuan Rita Men

Topic: Leadership Communication Authors, Title and Publication Men, L. (2014). Why leadership matters to internal communication: Linking transformational leadership, symmetrical communication, and employee outcomes. Journal of Public Relations Research, 26(3), 256-279. Summary Leadership at different levels directly or indirectly determines structural forms, organizational culture and climate, power distribution, and communication. Different types of leadership advocate different communication … Continue reading Why Leadership Matters to Internal Communication: Linking Transformational Leadership, Symmetrical Communication, and Employee Outcomes →

August 25, 2014OCRC - Leadership Communicationsand symmetrical communication, communication channels, employee attitudes, employee communication, internal media, leadership communication, management communication, organizational communication, transformational leadershipLinjuan Rita Men

Topic: Leadership, Employee Communication Channels, and Employee Satisfaction Authors, Title and Publication Men, L. R. (2014). Strategic internal communication: Transformational leadership, communication channels, and employee satisfaction. Management Communication Quarterly, 28(2), 1-21. Summary Technological development is changing the landscape of communication as well as the internal communication formula of companies. The easy access of organizations to … Continue reading Strategic Internal Communication: Transformational Leadership, Communication Channels, and Employee Satisfaction →