Journal of Communication Management: Volume 10 Issue 3

Finding influence: examining the role of influence in public relations practice

Bryan H. Reber, Bruce K. Berger

To examine how public relations practitioners define influence and where they find influence.

Setting the research agenda for governmental communication

Marita Vos

To discuss topics that need future research in governmental communication; setting the research agenda.

The impact of culture on web site content, design, and structure: An international and a multicultural perspective

Richard Fletcher

The paper highlights the need for cultural sensitivity in designing web sites that are likely to be read by different cultural groups within one's own country or by people outside…

Legitimating organisational decisions: A study of media framing of the Australian Government's legitimacy strategy and public opinion on the war in Iraq

Stephen K.J. Rice, Jennifer L. Bartlett

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how organisations seek to legitimate their decisions by tracking the relationship between press releases issued by the Australian…

Culture and science: A critical assessment of public consultation about biotechnology in New Zealand

Leda Sivak

This research investigated ideas regarding the concept of culture in contemporary New Zealand by critically evaluating the formal consultation processes surrounding the issue of…

Communicating sustainable development initiatives: Applying co‐orientation to forest management certification

Michael von Kutzschenbach, Carl Brønn

The co‐orientation model is used as a vehicle for framing the perceptions of different stakeholder groups. This study aims to operationalize the principles of sustainable…

Editorial

Anne Gregory