Public Relations And Communication Management :Current Trends And Emerging Topics Paperback

Krishnamurthy Sriramesh

Public Relations and Communication Management serves as a festschrift honoring the work of public relations scholars James E. Gruning and Larissa A. Grunig. Between them, the Grunigs have published 12 books and more than 330 articles, book chapters, and various academic and professional publications, and have supervised 34 doctoral dissertations and 105 master's theses. This volume recognizes the Grunig`s contributions to public relations scholarship over the past four decades. To honor the Grunig's scholarship, this volume continues to expand their body of work with essays from renowned colleagues, former students, and research associates. The chapters discuss current trends in the field as well as emerging issues that drive the field forward. Sample topics include theories and future aspects of the behavioral, strategic management approach to managing public relations, and its linkages and implications to related subfields and key field issues. Contributions stimulate academic discussion and demonstrate the relevance of applied theories for the practice of public relations and communication management with up-to-date concepts, theories, and thoughts.

9780415630900

English

Taylor & Francis Ltd

18/Sep/13

390

Krishnamurthy Sriramesh, Ph. D., is Professor in the Brian Lamb School of Communication, Purdue University. Dr. Krishnamurthy Sriramesh is recognized for his scholarship on global public relations. He serves as the Assistant Editor of Public Relations Review and is Associate Editor of the Journal of Communication Management. Ansgar Zerfass, Dr., is Professor of Communication Management at the University of Leipzig, Germany. Ansgar Zerfass has published 30 books and more than 140 articles and book chapters on corporate communications, online communication, evaluation and measurement. Jeong-Nam Kim is an associate professor in the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue University. He has published 29 journal articles and 8 book chapters, and is working on four books, including the book on the situational theory, Situational theory of problem solving: Communicative, cognitive, and perceptive bases (Routledge, forthcoming).