Journal of Communication Management: Volume 27 Issue 3

Understanding the arena of smoldering crises: a longitudinal study of discursive struggles after implementing a new IT health care platform

Carmen Daniela Maier, Finn Frandsen, Winni Johansen

The aim of this paper is to study the development of a smoldering crisis over time. The focus is on a nationwide news media and online news communication related to a smoldering…

Actions speak louder than words – strategic communication and (un)intentional signalling: a semio-pragmatic taxonomy

Rudi Palmieri, Andrea Rocci

The article tackles the under-defined notion of communication in strategic communication research and elaborates a taxonomy of semiotic processes, which distinguishes different…

Between progress and struggle: young PR-scholars’ contribution to theory building and progress in public relations research

Jens Seiffert-Brockmann, Laura Hackl, Øyvind Ihlen

The paper aims to analyze the contribution of young academics to the field of public relations (PR) and shows which authors exert most influence on them. The study thereby…

The rhetoric of the Norwegian government and health authorities during the COVID-19 pandemic

Maria Isaksson, Mona Solvoll

The purpose of this study is to examine the identification and collaboration rhetoric of the Norwegian government and public health authorities during the pandemic. The aim is to…

The positioning of CEOs as advocates and activists for societal change: reflecting media, receptive and strategic cornerstones

Vanja Bojanic

This paper aims to take stock of current knowledge on chief executive officers (CEOs) speaking out on societal issues and to position the phenomenon with and against the relevant…

What employees perceive as personal communication: results of a Q study on internal communication

Helena Stehle

Engaging with stakeholders in “a personal, intimate way” (Men and Tsai, 2016, p. 932) or “includ[ing] the ‘personal touch’” (Kent and Taylor, 1998, p. 323) is often seen as…