Blog Archive for Corporate Social Responsibility Category
September 15, 2015
The Arthur W. Page Center awarded 21 grants totaling about $79,000 this past summer to foster novel research, which will reveal what corporate social responsibility (CSR) looks like to corporate communicators and regular citizens around the world.
Page Center director Denise Bortree oversaw the “open call” portion of the awards, which garnered proposals on a variety of topics… More
September 8, 2015
By Candace L. White, Ph.D., University of Tennessee and Kathy R. Fitzpatrick, Ph.D., American University
Public diplomacy has been transformed by transnational communication systems, including social media and the involvement of non-state actors. Globalization has created a power shift in international relations with greater interdependence of global business and international politics. The multi-lateral nature of 21st Century public… More
September 1, 2015
By Marlene S. Neill, Ph.D., Baylor University
Each September, the Public Relations Society of America sponsors activities such as webinars and Twitter chats to recognize ethics month. What better time to examine the state of ethics in public relations than ethics month? This September, the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards and the Arthur W. Page… More
August 27, 2015
By Eun Go, Penn State graduate student
My research funded by the Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication intends to explore what kinds of corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities an organization should choose and how to communicate CSR through media. Organizations are increasingly engaging in, and publicizing, myriad CSR activities. However, it is questionable whether… More
July 28, 2015
A study supported by the Arthur W. Page Center will examine social media messages and formal statements from Malaysia Airlines and the Malaysian government in regard to the disappearance of Flight 370 in 2014.
The study, supported by a Page Legacy Scholar Grant, will address communications efforts from March 8, 2014, to July 8, 2014, with a focus… More
July 22, 2015
Our research funded by the Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication at Penn State suggests that public relations professionals can enhance media relationships in times of crisis through providing more complete, timely and accurate information to media professionals.
Through 40 in-depth interviews with media professionals (i.e., reporters, journalists, bloggers, etc.), we examined how these professionals… More