Recent research among the corporate communications and public affairs functions of a sample of major public corporations in the UK revealed that 95 per cent felt that issues were handled in a reactive and ad hoc manner. Examines a management and environmental study currently being conducted by...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a development framework for government communicators. Design/methodology/approach – This paper describes how a working group approached the project which involved examining extant training frameworks from communication professional bodies,...

Much new work has been undertaken in the field of strategic management in recent years. Corporate planning, especially popular in the 1980s, has given way to new and dynamic management models. Similarly, various techniques for making organisations more effective such as ‘management by...