Corporate Communications: An International Journal: Volume 27 Issue 1

Framing sports' corporate social responsibility: US women's vs men's soccer leagues

David Lynn Painter, Brittani Sahm, Paul Schattschneider

This investigation's purpose is to compare coverage of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) behaviors of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and Major League Soccer…

The Catholic Church abuse scandal in Ireland: two steps forward, one step back by Pope Francis?

Augustine Pang, Eada Hogan, Igor Andrasevic

Ireland is viewed as the shining base for Catholicism. That image is shattered as survivors revealed the abuse in the Magdalene Laundries and Mother and Baby Homes, and sexual…

“I have a dream” the vividness effect in international business communication

Johannes Brunzel, Dietrich von der Oelsnitz

The so-called vividness effect, painting a verbal picture to an audience and a key element of charismatic rhetoric, provides opportunities to make corporate communication more…

Strengthening the role of communication departments: A framework for positioning communication departments at the top of and throughout organizations

Jana Brockhaus, Ansgar Zerfass

Corporate communications is often less successful when it is competing for influence with neighboring functions such as marketing or sales within organizations. This article…

Six ways to leave a lover: how sensemaking of the purpose of internal social media changes over time in a public sector organization

Vibeke Thøis Madsen, Line Schmeltz

Internal social media (ISM) make it possible for all employees to participate in knowledge sharing and decision-making and to voice their opinions. However, several studies have…

Linking organizational members' social-related use of enterprise social media (ESM) to their fashion behaviors: the social learning and stimulus-organism-response theories

Mohammad Olfat, Sadra Ahmadi, Sajjad Shokouhyar, Sepideh Bazeli

This study through the lens of social learning theory and using the stimulus-organism-response (S-O-R) framework aims to show that employees' social-related use of enterprise…

Is my employee still attracted to me? Understanding the impact of integrated communication and choice of communication channels on employee attraction

R. Deepa, Rupashree Baral

The study attempts to extend the current scholarship in the field of employer branding. Integrated communication is about consistent communication that is synergistic through…

The voice of profit: exploring the tone of Australian CEO's letters to shareholders after the global financial crisis

Salah Aldain Abdullah Alshorman, Martin Shanahan

This study examines the association between firm profitability and the “voice” of the CEO measured through tones they convey in their annual letter to shareholders. The paper…

Media interviews as strategic external communication to maintain legitimacy for sustainability activities

Ellen T. Crumley, Karen Grandy, Binod Sundararajan, Judy Roy

The purpose of this paper is to examine the thematic content and inclusive language in leaders' media interviews to maintain legitimacy for organizational sustainability…

Matching words with actions: understanding the effects of CSA stance-action consistency on negative consumer responses

Ziyuan Zhou, Chuqing Dong

Despite corporate social advocacy (CSA) has become a popular phenomenon, less is known about the potential negative public responses to corporations' CSA involvement and…

Relational cultivation strategies and community building on Fortune 500 company corporate blogs

Tugce Ertem-Eray, Eyun-Jung Ki

As the number of corporate blogs has continued to increase over the years, this study examines the use of relationship cultivation strategies of Fortune 500 companies on their…