Communication Ethics in a Connected World : Research in Public Relations and Organisational Communication

This book presents a selection of scientific articles dedicated to the analysis of the situation and the evolution of public relations and strategic communication in organisations. In the context of a complex and connected world the main focus is on ethics and ethical issues.

What are the main ethical challenges for strategic communication and public relations professionals today? How can researchers help in understanding and dealing with these challenges in a complex and interconnected world? This book offers some answers to these questions, based on contributions by researchers from different European countries and other continents. The chapters of the first section focus on general concepts about communication and public relations ethics as well as corporate social responsibility. Three sections then deal with: the specific situation of communication and PR ethics in various European countries; the evolution of ethical skills of communication professionals; and the interaction between communication ethics and the public sphere. The final two sections offer insights on recent research in public relations, like employee communication and engagement, mentoring in public relations and the evolution of media relations and social media communication.