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Publication date: 1 December 2000

Paul Elmer

This case study explored the nature of professionalism in UK Government public relations. In addition to using established functional models of professionalism, the study tested a…

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This case study explored the nature of professionalism in UK Government public relations. In addition to using established functional models of professionalism, the study tested a market‐based model of professional value, first conceived by sociologist Thomas Brante, and sought to examine the concept of professionalism as one negotiated between the buyer and provider of a service. This is the first time that Brante’s relational model has been applied to a public relations context. The subject population was buyers and providers of public relations services within the UK Ministry of Defence. The study exposed imbalances of both power and knowledge. Public relations practitioners were found not to have a consistent level of functional professionalism, while their more powerful clients neither expected nor valued functional, strategic or ethical performance from their public relations practitioners.

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Corporate Communications: An International Journal, vol. 5 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1356-3289

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Publication date: 1 March 2001

Paul Elmer

Despite continuing interest in assessing the effectiveness of public relations activities the resulting asset, termed goodwill, continues to be regarded as intangible. As a result…

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Despite continuing interest in assessing the effectiveness of public relations activities the resulting asset, termed goodwill, continues to be regarded as intangible. As a result its financial value is framed within formally‐constituted functional definitions and a conceptual environment that is managed and controlled by accountants. The article explores current thinking in the way that financial value is ascribed to public relations activity and identifies key problems with the current limitations inherent in the current standard accounting practice. It goes on to examine the possibility of radical alternatives. The article concludes with suggestions for further areas for research and collaborative work, calls for a new framework within which corporate values are created, but maintains that a developmental link to the existing dominant framework of understanding is important. It is suggested that accountants and public relations practitioners would need to work at a theoretical and practical level to develop such a framework.

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Corporate Communications: An International Journal, vol. 6 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1356-3289

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Publication date: 1 June 1974

Andrew Robertson

The innovation process is not homogeneous, but highly variable according to industrial sector and the level of abstraction of the innovation itself. This level of abstraction from…

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The innovation process is not homogeneous, but highly variable according to industrial sector and the level of abstraction of the innovation itself. This level of abstraction from existing products while not precisely measurable, can be graded, thus giving some guidance as to the probability of success according to the size of investment and the risk involved. The complexity of the new product and its technological level (the monograph confines the argument to product innovation) will also determine how the innovating organisation handles the innovation. Much research has now been done into the innovation process, and some of the leading projects and their findings are analysed. Supporting the basic argument there are two case histories, one of a successful scientific instrument, together with reference to an unsuccessful attempt to launch it, and one of a failure with a new material, in spite of highly successful technology.

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Management Decision, vol. 12 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0025-1747

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Publication date: 10 May 2011

David P. Boyd

Environmental uncertainty threatens many companies. This paper seeks to offer a strategic model to help imperiled firms overcome employee inertia, counter competitive forces, and

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Purpose

Environmental uncertainty threatens many companies. This paper seeks to offer a strategic model to help imperiled firms overcome employee inertia, counter competitive forces, and speed organizational renewal.

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The paper presents a change model which outlines five major steps, each comprised of three elements. Examples from the field illustrate sequential stages of the cycle.

Findings

This framework aligns human resources and organizational processes. By adhering to this approach, leaders can become transformational change agents.

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The proposed strategic format evolved from face‐to‐face discussions with exemplary turnaround leaders. In their visits to the author's classroom over the last six years, they offered insights that should prove beneficial to other leaders in turnaround situations.

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The paper extends existing business models by providing a comprehensive set of action steps to engage all organizational members.

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Strategy & Leadership, vol. 39 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1087-8572

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Publication date: 1 August 1995

Hamid Tavakolian

Do you use Electronic mail (E‐mail)? Do you know if anyone other than the intended recipient is reading the mail you send? And, what would you do if it fell into the wrong hands…

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Do you use Electronic mail (E‐mail)? Do you know if anyone other than the intended recipient is reading the mail you send? And, what would you do if it fell into the wrong hands? Employees around the world use E‐mail more than a million times a day (Elmer‐Dewitt, 1993). E‐mail is used for a multitude of purposes including telling jokes, discussing confidential matters, or even spreading gossip that could be potentially offensive if overheard by the wrong person. E‐mail is more convenient for most to use rather than having to pick up the phone or wander down a hall to tell someone something. A common misconception many have concerning the use of E‐mail is that it is as private as mail or a phone call (Elmer‐Dewitt, 1993).

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Management Research News, vol. 18 no. 8/9
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0140-9174

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Publication date: 29 October 2024

Sam Drummond

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Dwarfism Arts and Advocacy
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-83753-922-2

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Publication date: 13 September 2021

Nina Geuens, Erik Franck, Peter Vlerick and Peter Van Bogaert

Preventing burnout and promoting psychological well-being in nurses are of great importance. In this study the effect of an online, stand-alone individualized preventive program…

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Purpose

Preventing burnout and promoting psychological well-being in nurses are of great importance. In this study the effect of an online, stand-alone individualized preventive program for nurse burnout based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is described and explained.

Design/methodology/approach

A mixed method study with an explanatory sequential design was applied. Quantitative data were collected from September 2015 to March 2016 during an intervention study with a pretest-posttest wait-list control group design within a population of hospital nurses in the Dutch speaking part of Belgium. Consecutively, 13 nurses from the intervention group who fully completed the program were interviewed.

Findings

All interviewed participants experienced some sort of effect due to working with the program. Emotional exhaustion remained stable in the intervention group and increased in the control group. However, this difference was not significant. Personal accomplishment decreased significantly within the intervention group when compared to the control group. This might be explained by the self-awareness that was created through the program, which confronted participants with their weaknesses and problems.

Originality/value

This study adds to the understanding of online individual burnout prevention. The results suggest the feasibility of an online program to prevent nurse burnout. This could be optimized by complementing it with organizational interventions, introducing refresher courses, reminders and follow-up. Furthermore, additional attention should be devoted to preparing the implementation in order to minimize attrition rates.

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International Journal of Workplace Health Management, vol. 15 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1753-8351

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Publication date: 8 September 2022

Stephen Turner

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Mad Hazard
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-80382-670-7

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Publication date: 7 August 2017

Peer Smets and Paul Watt

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Social Housing and Urban Renewal
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ISBN: 978-1-78714-124-7

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Publication date: 1 January 1988

Mark C. Goniwiecha and David A. Hales

Americans have become increasingly interested in their ethnic heritage in recent years. Assimilated Euro‐Americans, whose ancestors arrived in the New World generations ago, are…

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Americans have become increasingly interested in their ethnic heritage in recent years. Assimilated Euro‐Americans, whose ancestors arrived in the New World generations ago, are rediscovering their roots and are enrolling in foreign language classes, taking up folk dancing, learning ethnic cuisine, tracing their genealogical pedigrees, and returning to the religious traditions their parents may or may not have passed on to them. Now it's “in” to be ethnic.

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Reference Services Review, vol. 16 no. 1/2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0090-7324

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