Risk and Crisis Communication (eBook, ePUB)

Navigating the Tensions between Organizations and the Public
Redaktion: Littlefield, Robert; Sellnow, Timothy L.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Risk and Crisis Communication addresses how the interaction between organizations and their stakeholders manifests during a risk or crisis situation.Littlefield and Sellnow contend that when best practices are considered, there are certain tensions to which an organization responds. These tensions are similar to those experienced among individuals when managing their relationships. As such, Littlefield and Sellnow apply an interpersonal theory, known as relational dialectics (RDT), to risk and crisis communication and examine the outcome from the vantage point of the officials and the public. Previous research has focused on top-down, sender-oriented communication to evaluate the effectiveness of particular strategies used by spokespeople to repair public image or relay an apology. In contrast, Littlefield and Sellnow's approach relies on culture-centeredness and suggests how cultural elements may have influenced the kinds of tensions each organization faced. Risk and Crisis Communication exemplifies the use of RDT through seven case studies, each focusing on one of the tensions, making it of interest to both scholars and organizational leaders.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 156
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498517904
• Artikelnr.: 44152683

Autorenporträt

Robert S. Littlefield is professor in the Department of Communication at North Dakota State University. Timothy L. Sellnow is professor in the Nicholson School of Communication at the University of Central Florida.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Adding the Focus on Culture as a Best Practice Robert S.
Littlefield Chapter 2 Tension of Timeliness: How Timing Proved Costly for
Peanut Corporation of America Shalindra Rathnasinghe & Robert S.
Littlefield Chapter 3 Tension of Openness: An Examination of Menu Foods
Organizational Disclosure During the 2007 Pet-Food Recall Laura C. Farrell
Chapter 4 Tension of Certainty: The Mistakes of the E coli Outbreak in
Europe Nigel D. Haarstad & Robert S. Littlefield Chapter 5 The Tension of
Organizational Interest: China's 2008 Melamine Milk Crisis Tara B. Freed &
Robert S. Littlefield Chapter 6 Tension of Taking Responsibility: The
Failings of Del Bueno in the Queso Fresco Crisis Jessica Rick & Robert S.
Littlefield Chapter 7 The Tension of Controlling the Narrative: Construing
and Mis-construing Risk Messages Elizabeth L. Petrun Chapter 8 The Tension
of Emotional Connection: Health Literacy and the 2010 Salmonella Egg Recall
Holly A. Roberts and Shari R. Veil Chapter 9 Reflecting on the Dialectal
Tensions in Crisis Communication: Lessons Learned and Future Opportunities
Timothy L. Sellnow