The purpose of this study was to develop a theory of internal relationship management, and to propose a new way of measuring organization-public relationships by simultaneously examining the organizations' as well as their employees' perceptions of the quality of their relationships. It sought...

This dissertation is a cross-cultural examination of strategic communication values that drive journalistic decision-making. Several issues are addressed: 1) developing tools to engage in systematic producer-centered qualitative media research across cultures , 2) testing a comprehensive...

The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the value of public relations in strategy implementation as demonstrated through the cultivation of employee-organization relationships in the context of globalization strategies and cultural influences. The key theoretical constructs included...

O'Keefe's (1988) model of message design logic represents a rational, goals-based approach to message production which focuses on the ways individuals differ in their implicit beliefs about the functional possibilities of language. She argues that three such concepts, the expressive,...

Although researchers of deception have become increasingly interested in the production of deceptive messages, no attempt has been made to provide a conceptual basis for addressing deceptive message design. The goal of the current project was to develop a theoretical basis for addressing...