Index

(Re)discovering the Human Element in Public Relations and Communication Management in Unpredictable Times

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ISSN: 2398-3914

Publication date: 1 February 2023

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(2023), "Index", Rodríguez-Salcedo, N., Moreno, Á., Einwiller, S. and Recalde, M. (Ed.) (Re)discovering the Human Element in Public Relations and Communication Management in Unpredictable Times (Advances in Public Relations and Communication Management, Vol. 6), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 229-234. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2398-391420230000006014

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Copyright © 2023 Natalia Rodríguez-Salcedo, Ángeles Moreno, Sabine Einwiller and Mónica Recalde. Published under exclusive licence by Emerald Publishing Limited


INDEX

Activism
, 141–143

Activists
, 141–143

Adversary activism
, 140–141

Aftercare phase
, 18, 24–25

Age discrimination
, 101

Asociación de Directivos de Comunicación (DIRCOM)
, 66–67

Associacão Brasileira de Comunicacão empresarial (ABERJE)
, 66–67

Associacão Portuguesa de Comunicacão de Empresa (APCE)
, 66–67

Associations codes
, 72–74

Awareness phase
, 17, 23

Baby Boomers
, 106

Black Lives Matter movement
, 82

Business-related D&I objectives
, 91

Career controlling power
, 196

Challenges of Change in Unpredictable Times
, 2

Charta der Vielfalt (Diversity Charter)
, 95

Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR)
, 64–67, 181–182

#ChooseToChallenge movement
, 82

Classic lobbying
, 212

Code of Athens
, 64

Code of Ethics
, 64

Communication

climate
, 85–86

discrepancies
, 48–49

managers
, 108

researchers
, 212

skills
, 3, 49

tasks
, 113

of women as political leaders
, 50–51

Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT)
, 107–108

Communicative Predicament of Ageing (CPA)
, 107–108

Communicators
, 30–31, 39

Consejo Profesional de Relaciones Públicas (CPRPA)
, 66–67

Conservation
, 68

‘Content analysis of universities’ digital communication
, 34–35

Corporate comportment
, 142

Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
, 145

COVID-19

crisis
, 3, 52

pandemic
, 1, 3, 48, 50, 52

Credibility
, 167

Crisis
, 33

Crisis communication
, 48

data analysis
, 53–54

data collection
, 52–53

findings
, 54–57

limitations and suggestions for future research
, 58

literature review
, 49–51

research framework
, 52–54

theoretical background
, 48–49

Criticism
, 142

Croatian universities
, 32–33

perception of identity
, 37–38

Customization
, 112–113

Delayed reciprocity
, 49, 54

Demographic change
, 101

Descriptive statistics
, 130

Dialogical communication
, 85–86

Digital communication (see also Crisis communication)
, 33, 213–214

Digital feedback tool

drivers and barriers
, 19–20

heat transition
, 20–22

literature review
, 11–12

methodology
, 13–16

recommendations
, 25–27

research design
, 14–16

research goal and questions
, 13–14

resident questions, motivations and barriers
, 16–20

SMM
, 11–13

Digital instruments
, 212–213

Digital lobbying

changing lobbying process in digital age
, 212

characterizing
, 220–223

findings
, 217–223

lobbying actors in digital setting
, 212–214

methodology
, 214–217

Digital technology
, 1, 10

Dissemination of spokesperson stigma
, 172–174

Diversity

management
, 82–84

in organisations
, 83–84

Diversity and Inclusion programs (D&I programs)
, 3, 82

management
, 83

managers
, 86–87

studies on
, 84

E-marketing tools
, 31–32

Education
, 31–32

Effective internal communication
, 100

Employee activism
, 4, 140

badmouthing
, 150–151

as communication phenomenon
, 146–151

implications
, 151–154

importance
, 140–141

internal–external activism continuum
, 143–144

key triggering factors
, 144–146

Employee activists
, 140, 143–144

activities and campaigns
, 144

initiatives
, 140–141

Employee engagement (EE)
, 124, 130

data collection and participants
, 128–129

key drivers
, 1245

limitations and future studies
, 134

measures
, 129

method
, 128–129

as outcome of social exchange
, 125–126

results
, 130–131

theoretical overview
, 124–127

Employees
, 139–140

communication
, 146–147

outcomes
, 127

voice
, 147

Energy transition
, 9

Engagement
, 125–126

Entrepreneurial university
, 31

Environmental activists
, 143–144

Ethical universalism
, 75

Ethics
, 3, 62

of justice
, 49

Ethics codes
, 62

presence of values in
, 69–71

Ethics of care
, 48–49

in communication
, 51

European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA)
, 1

community
, 2

theme
, 1

Everyday life behaviours
, 10

Excellence Theory
, 108

Execution phase
, 18, 24

Expert consulting
, 85

Expressive dimension
, 169–170

F.A.C.T.S. awareness campaign
, 56

Facebook
, 35, 40

Federal Council and Regional Councils of Public Relations Professionals in Brazil (CONFERP)
, 64

Feedback intervention tool
, 11

Feminism
, 3

Financial barriers
, 20

Finnish media
, 201

Finnish PR consultants
, 5, 194–195, 197, 199

Focus group
, 216

Fridays For Future (FFF)
, 212

Functional dimension
, 169

Future of lobbying
, 224

Gamification
, 2–3

Generation-specific segmentation in strategic internal communication
, 102, 104, 107–108

definitions and key elements
, 102–103

intergenerational and intercultural communication
, 107–108

segmentation of internal stakeholders
, 103–104

theoretical analysis and synthesis of segmentation criteria
, 105–106

Generations X
, 106

Generations Y
, 106

Global Alliance

code
, 72–73

for Public Relations and Communication Management
, 63, 66–67

Goffman, E.
, 165–167

Google
, 139–140

Governments
, 31, 50

Gratitude, honesty and wishing best for others
, 56–57

Grounded theory approach
, 214, 217

Habitual behaviour
, 10

Heat transition
, 11, 20, 22

bridges
, 21–22

gaps
, 21

outcomes
, 22

situation/reason
, 20–21

Hedonism
, 68

Higher Education Institutions (HEI)
, 31–32

Human Element in Employee Communication, The
, 3

Identity
, 220–223

Inclusive work

climate
, 84

environment
, 83

Intercultural communication
, 107–108

Intergenerational communication
, 107–108

Intergenerational dialogue
, 101

Internal communication (see also Strategic communication)
, 82–84, 87, 100

common internal D&I communication measures
, 89–90

consulting
, 85

department
, 3

findings
, 88–92

literature review
, 83–87

methodology
, 87–88

and relationship with employee outcomes
, 126–127

Internal communication satisfaction (ICS)
, 126–127, 130

Internal corporate communication
, 84–85

in D&I management
, 88–89

as means to achieve D&I objectives
, 90–92

Internal line management communication
, 84–85

Internal project peer communication
, 84–85

Internal team peer communication
, 84–85

Internal–external activism continuum
, 143–144

International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)
, 31–32, 64–65

International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO)
, 64–65

International Public Relations Association (IPRA)
, 64

International Standard Industry Classification (ISIC)
, 185

Internet
, 212–213

Intervention
, 2–3

Journalists
, 164

in lobbying
, 201–202

Kappa coefficient
, 68–69

Leadership

characteristics
, 50–51

skills
, 48

LGBTIQ community
, 91

LinkedIn
, 40

Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016
, 180, 189

Lobbying
, 4, 194–195

actors in digital setting
, 212–214

changing lobbying process in digital age
, 212

consultants in Finland
, 198–199

in context of public relations practice
, 180–181

findings
, 183–189

gender
, 183

measurement
, 182

method
, 182

methodology
, 197–198

news media and political communication
, 195–197

numbers of staff
, 187

political party activity
, 184–185

population and participants
, 182

qualifications
, 183

results
, 198–204

sampling
, 182

significance of media in
, 199–200

staffing resource
, 185–187

transparency legislation
, 188–189

types and sectors of organisations
, 185

Lobbyists
, 5, 222–223

benefits of political background
, 204

techniques and regulation
, 187–188

typology and behaviour
, 181–182

Mann Whitney U-test
, 174

MAXQDA software
, 87–88

Media
, 195

attention
, 196

lobbyism
, 194

relations
, 164, 200

reports
, 9–10

significance in lobbying
, 199–200

Mediation analysis
, 130–131

Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)
, 180

Microblogging sites
, 212–213

Moral outrage
, 142

Negative word-of-mouth (NWOM)
, 150

Neighbourhood-oriented ‘unburdening approach’
, 19

News media
, 195, 197, 200–201

conflicts with
, 203–204

efficiency
, 202–203

in lobbying
, 201–202

Nordic media systems
, 196–197

Norwegian PR agencies
, 196–197

Openness to change
, 68

Optimal Distinctiveness Theory
, 84

Organisational communication
, 3, 82–83

Organisational dissent
, 147–148

Organisational pro-diversity climate
, 83–84

Organisational resources
, 196

Organisational support
, 125

Orientation and choice phase
, 18, 23–24

Outside lobbying
, 196

Perceived organisational support (POS)
, 130

Perceived stigma effects on job satisfaction
, 174

Personal promotion
, 68

Planned communication
, 31

Political communication
, 50, 194–195, 197

Political decision making
, 194–195

Political decision-makers
, 195

Political institutions
, 212–213

Political leadership
, 48–49

Political mobilization
, 212–213

Political power in Finland
, 194–195

Polyphonic communication approach
, 101

Power-sharing
, 140

Principled dissent
, 147–148

Private universities
, 37–38

Pro-diversity climate
, 83–84

Process consulting
, 85

Profession
, 62

method
, 66–69

procedure and instruments
, 67–69

results
, 69–74

sample
, 66–67

theoretical framework
, 63–66

Professional associations
, 62

Professional public relations

associations
, 63

bodies
, 62

Psychological contract
, 125

Psychological contract fulfilment (PCF)
, 130

Public affairs (PA)
, 4, 212–213

in context of public relations practice
, 180–181

numbers of staff
, 187

Public relations (PR)
, 30, 164, 212–213

associations
, 62–63

and communication experts
, 40

consultants
, 194, 201

ethics
, 62

function
, 31–32

personnel
, 41

workers
, 30–31

Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA)
, 181–182

Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
, 64, 66–67

Public universities
, 34–35

Qualitative method
, 197

Regulation
, 181–182

Relationality
, 49, 56

Relationships
, 68

Reserved powers
, 180

‘Residents’ journey
, 12

Scale reliability
, 130

Schwartz’s theory of basic human values
, 62–63, 65, 67

Scotland
, 55, 180

Scottish lobbyists
, 5, 182

Scottish National Party
, 184–185

Scottish Parliament
, 180

Segmentation of internal stakeholders
, 103–104

Self-monitoring
, 10

Sense of belonging
, 84–85

Sense of responsibility
, 49, 55–56

Sense-making method (SMM)
, 11–13

Situational Theory of Problem Solving
, 148

Slacktivism
, 146

Smart energy meters
, 2–3, 10–11

Social change
, 49, 54–55

Social comparison
, 19

Social dimension
, 169

Social exchange quality indicators
, 124–125

employee engagement as outcome of social exchange
, 125–126

internal communication and relationship with employee outcomes
, 126–127

organisational support
, 125

psychological contract
, 125

Social issues
, 144–145

Social media(see also News media)
, 146, 212–213

change through
, 217–220

Social network communication
, 35

Social networking
, 212–213

State University
, 38, 40

Statement on COVID-19 Communication
, 2

Stigma
, 4

concept
, 164–165

of Goffman
, 165–167

Stigma ‘spokesperson’
, 165–171

empirical findings on attitudes towards
, 168–170

methodology
, 171–172

results
, 172–174

as stigmatisable group
, 167–168

Stigmatisation
, 164–166

effects
, 170–171

Strategic communication
, 30–31, 84–85, 100–101, 168, 212–213

findings
, 34–40

methodology
, 32–33

staff’s activities
, 38

theoretical framework
, 31–32

Strategic communicators, acting as
, 148–149

Strategic internal communication
, 100

findings
, 109–114

generation-specific segmentation in strategic internal communication
, 102–108

method and research design
, 108–109

Survey
, 128–129

Sustainability
, 11–12

Swedish PR agencies
, 196–197

Temporal duality
, 1

Theory of basic human values (see Schwartz’s theory of basic human values)

Transcendence
, 68

Transparency
, 220–223

Transparent lobbying
, 219

Triangular qualitative analysis
, 5

Triple Helix University concept
, 31

Two-way communication
, 85–86

Universities
, 30–32

interviews with university representatives
, 35–40

UWES
, 129

Values
, 67–68

VERN University
, 34–35