Journal of Communication Management: Volume 2 Issue 4

Successful organisational teams: Theory and practice from an adult communication management perspective

Michael Kaye, Anne Gilpin

In the past few years, many Australian organisations have either undergone or been planning a change from a hierarchical bureaucratic culture to a team‐based one. Much faith in…

Manchester Airport's second runway campaign: The boundary‐spanning role of public relations in managing environmental‐organisational interaction

Danny Moss, Gary Warnaby, Sally Sykes, Callum Thomas

This paper explores the role which the public relations function can play in assisting organisations to manage their interface with the environment and, in particular, with their…

Are the IABC's excellence principles generic? Comparing Slovenia and the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada

Larissa A. Grunig, James E. Grunig, Dejan Vercic

This paper reports research results from a replication of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) ‘Excellence’ study of 30 Slovenian organisations. It has…

Exploring the corporate identity/corporate image interface: An empirical study of accountancy firms

Helen Stuart

Bernstein wrote that we should be concerned about the image our company projects not because we want to manufacture it but because we need to discern how we are being received and…

Public relations challenges in Europe

Niels Jørgen Thøgersen

Public relations (PR) has outgrown national borders. In Europe it is an anachronism to think of national frontiers and this will be even more so with the single European currency…

The power of the media and how to measure it

Sandra Macleod

With $24b being spent on PR world‐wide, it is no wonder that PR is increasingly being asked to be accountable and demonstrate effectiveness, if not value for money. This paper…

Corporate citizenship — from the boardroom to the brand

Annabelle Chalker

In October last year, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA), hosted a conference to review the state of corporate…

Who is responsible for managing absence?

Karen Gamble, Keith Mainland

Continuing pressure to increase business competitiveness means that organisations are looking for new ways in which to increase efficiency and reduce costs. The old adage says…