The role of public relations with internal activists
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2007
Abstract
Within the context of benefits/outsourcing reviews at a small, Eastern U.S. college, this qualitiative case study examined potential internal activism, employee/organizational leadership communication strategies, and ensuing changes in internal public relations practices/structure. Findings revealed that employees implemented activist strategies in response to perceived communication gaps, prompting organizational leadership to increase solictiation of employee input and commit to ongoing, two-way symmetrical communication; structural changes in internal public relations practices and reporting relationships also resulted. Extending previous activism research findings to internal publics as activists, in this study I suggest that the prodrome of potential employee activism should inform future public relations practice. © 2007, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Recommended Citation
McCown, Nance, "The role of public relations with internal activists" (2007). Communication Educator Scholarship. 5.
https://mosaic.messiah.edu/com_ed/5
Comments
McCown, N. (2007). The role of public relations with internal activists. Journal of Public Relations Research, 19(1), 47–68. https://doi.org/10.1080/10627260709336595