Backlash: The impact of a video case study on opinions of AT&amp;T

Cline, Carolyn Garrett; Masel-Waters, Lynne

doi:10.1016/s0363-8111(84)80091-0

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“…Traditionally, women in the PR industry held technical positions while men held managerial positions. This is evidenced in early research by Cline et al. (1986) in their Velvet Ghetto report on women in the PR industry in the USA This was later supported by Grunig (2000), who also reports that the PR industry has a large female labour force and that such employees are mainly employed in technical/communication roles.…”

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Board gender diversity and women in leadership positions – are quotas the solution?

Hamplová

Janeček

Lefley

2022

CCIJ

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PurposeThe question has been asked, “Where are the women?” explicitly looking at the public relations (PR) industry, but this is a broader issue reflected in many senior management roles, especially at the corporate board level. One of the solutions suggested is “quotas”. This paper explores the literature to identify the prominent arguments for and against representation regulations (quotas) concerning corporate board gender diversity and concisely presents the findings.Design/methodology/approachThe exploratory research path first focuses on a literature search using the keywords – “gender diversity”, “board structures” and “female traits” to identify the various issues concerning female members serving on corporate boards. This led to the investigation exploring if 'quotas' could play a role in increasing the number of female directors and, if so, what kind of impact this would have. When the authors discovered the paper by Place and Vardeman-Winter (2018), it was realised that a possible gap in the literature might have been identified. The focus then turned to the PR and corporate communications literature, where it was discovered that the issue of gender quotas was not explored. This paper brings together the germane literature from a wide range of disciplines. To obtain a broad perspective of the arguments, the authors conducted a review of this diverse field of literature through various databases and websites, including Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, publishers' databases such as Emerald Insight, Taylor and Francis, Macmillan, Blackwell, Oxford University, etc.FindingsThere are solid arguments both for and against quotas. However, many opposing views appear to be less sound than the positive ones, which allowed the authors to concur in favour of quotas and the broader adoption of female directors. It is only by identifying problems that solutions can be found – the issues concerning corporate board gender quotas relate to the perception of the arguments for and against quotas; the reality is often different. While there is a strong “business case” and “stakeholder influence” for the inclusion of women on corporate boards, some governments have put further pressure (either voluntary or mandatory) on organisations by imposing a “quota” system. At the same time, other countries are undecided on what action, if any, to take.Practical implicationsThis paper can serve as guidance to countries that have not yet implemented quotas or those looking to move from a voluntary to mandatory quotas system. In addition to that, the paper should be valuable to academics, managers, regulators, legislators and policy-makers.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors knowledge, this is the first academic paper to present the critical arguments raised in the diverse literature on corporate board gender quotas succinctly and concisely and, therefore, adds value to the literature. It is also believed to be the first paper to address the issue of quotas in the PR and corporate communications literature.

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Board gender diversity and women in leadership positions – are quotas the solution?

Hamplová

Janeček

Lefley

2022

CCIJ

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“…Several other experimental studies show that it is possible to rebut a damaged image through the transmission on new messages (Clavier & Kalupa, 1983;, though this does not always have an effect on all audience subgroups. Groups with few opinions and little knowledge can adopt a negative view of a corporation (Garrett Cline & Masel-Waters, 1984). The ways in which corporate messages are presented also have an effect, e.g., showing content faces in business news with a positive emotional tone increases trustworthiness (Ravaja, Kallinen, Saari, & Keltikangas-Jarvinen, 2004), and the ways in which video news releases are presented also have an effect (Wood, Nelson, Atkinson, & Lane, 2008;Broaddus, Harmon, & Mounts, 2011;Reese and Cameron, 1992).…”

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The co-production of business news and its effects: The corporate framing mediated-moderation model

Verhoeven

2016

Public Relations Review

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Corporations serve as an important news source for journalists. Media relations have long been considered a key facet of public relations (PR). This study presents scientific literature on businesses and news media published between 1963 and 2013 and models what corporations say to journalists, how they present what they say, the relationship between PR professionals and journalists and what journalists report about corporations and consequent effects on the public. A total of 217 empirical studies are categorized and synthesized into a corporate framing mediated-moderation model, which considers both the mediating factor of relationships between PR professionals and journalists and the moderating factors of culture, the sector and the PR profession.

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Backlash: The impact of a video case study on opinions of AT&T

Cited by 2 publications

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Board gender diversity and women in leadership positions – are quotas the solution?

Board gender diversity and women in leadership positions – are quotas the solution?

The co-production of business news and its effects: The corporate framing mediated-moderation model

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