This summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center based on the original study. Dr. April Cen Yue and Dr. Patrick Thelen studied how servant leadership (a style of leadership that prioritizes serving those within the organization over oneself and shows outward concern for others) influences employee perceptions of organizational reputation. To understand … Continue reading How Can Servant Leadership Empower Employees?
Author(s), Title and Publication Opitz, M., Chaudhri, V., & Wang, Y. (2018). Employee social-mediated crisis communication as opportunity or threat?. Corporate Communications: An International Journal, 23(1), 66. doi:10.1108/CCIJ-07-2017-0069. Summary The ubiquity of social media has given way to a marked paradigm shift in organizational crisis communication. Whether through LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook, employees of organizations … Continue reading Why Companies Should Enlist Employees in Crisis-Management Preparation
Topic: Leadership Style and Employee Empowerment Author(s), Title and Publication Men, L. R. (2010). Measuring the Impact of Leadership Style and Employee Empowerment on Perceived Organizational Reputation. Institute for Public Relations. Summary This research examined the impact of organizational leadership on internal communication. Specifically, it built links among leadership style, employee empowerment, and employees’ perceptions … Continue reading Measuring the Impact of Leadership Style and Employee Empowerment on Perceived Organizational Reputation