Tag Archives: leadership

January 10, 2013[Blog][blog news], include employee communications, leadership, organizational communicationFrank E. Ovaitt

At the IPR Trustees Research Symposium in November, Bruce Berger, winner of the 2012 Pathfinder Award for an original program of scholarly research advancing the practice of public relations, spoke to an audience of research funders about his work. Summarizing decades of focus on employee communications, Bruce said: Let me close by summarizing what I … Continue reading Listening to Bruce Berger: Leaders, Supervisors and Culture →

November 14, 2012[Research Library], OCRC - Trust, Organizational Communication Research Centeremotional intensity, leadership, supervisor-employee relationshipInstitute for Public Relations

Topic: Distrust Author(s), Title and Publication Keyton, J., & Smith, F. L. (2009). Distrust in Leaders: Dimensions, Patterns, and Emotional Intensity. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 16(1), 6-18. Summary This study examined distrust as either a violation of trust (trust initially exists, and distrust occurs when something damages established trust) or the opposite of … Continue reading Distrust in Leaders: Dimensions, Patterns, and Emotional Intensity →

August 13, 2012[Research Library], OCRC - Trust, Organizational Communication Research Centercoworker relationships, leadership, supervisor-employee relationshipInstitute for Public Relations

Topic: Trust and Social Exchange Author(s), Title and Publication Bernerth, J. B., & Walker, H. J. (2009). Propensity to Trust and the Impact on Social Exchange: An Empirical Investigation. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 15(3), 217-226. Summary Social exchange theory suggests that people expect some future return when they give another person a reward, … Continue reading Propensity to Trust and the Impact on Social Exchange: An Empirical Investigation →

July 23, 2012[Research Library], OCRC - Communication Behaviors, OCRC - Leadership Communications, OCRC - Recruitment/Retention, Organizational Communication Research Centercommunication, Defensive Communication, employee burnout, interpersonal relations, leader-member exchange (LMX), leadership, Performance AppraisalsInstitute for Public Relations

Topic: Employee Burnout and Defensive Communication Author(s), Title and Publication Becker, J. H., Halbesleben, J. B., & O’Hair, H. (2005). Defensive Communication and Burnout in the Workplace: The Mediating Role of Leader–Member Exchange. Communication Research Reports, 22(2), 143-150. Summary This study used leader-member exchange (LMX) theory, which suggests that leaders develop different relationships with employees … Continue reading Defensive Communication and Burnout in the Workplace: The Mediating Role of Leader–Member Exchange →

July 12, 2012[Research Library], OCRC - Culture and Values, Organizational Communication Research Centerculture of inclusion, employee sense making, empowerment, focus group, insurance company, leadership, manager, Organizational ValuesInstitute for Public Relations

Topic: Leadership and Employee Empowerment Author(s), Title and Publication Hall, M. L. (2011). Sensing the Vision: Sense Making and the Social Construction of Leadership in the Branch Office of an Insurance Company. Atlantic Journal Of Communication, 19(2), 65-78. Summary This study focused on the sense making process of leadership behaviors among middle and lower levels … Continue reading Sensing the Vision: Sense Making and the Social Construction of Leadership in the Branch Office of an Insurance Company →